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The man often given credit for the global triumph of English, and the invention of many of our modern words, is William Shakespeare.
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Dame Helen Mirren Remembers... As You Like It
Dame Helen Mirren looks back on one of her earliest TV roles, playing Rosalind in the BBC's 1978 production of the Shakespeare comedy As You Like It.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... | Sir Anthony Sher
Antony Sher talks to Mark Lawson about growing up as a white South African, working with his partner Gregory Doran and bringing Shakespeare to life.