Bard on the Box | Rt Hon Neil Kinnock MP

Sonnet 29

Celebrity Shakespeare devotees join members of the public to recite some of Shakespeare’s best-known and best-loved speeches and sonnets. This reading is by Neil Kinnock MP. Shown as part of Shakespeare Fortnight.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

Content

Type: Factual, Plays
Channel: BBC Two
Duration: 1'19''
Broadcast date: 1994

Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

Shakespeare Archive Resource

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