Shakespeare Is German

With more productions of Shakespeare staged in Germany than in the UK, Patrick Spottiswoode considers why The Bard is held so dear by Germany.

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  • Type: Factual
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 27'38''
  • Broadcast date: 2012
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