Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Richard III

Richard III

The return of the award-winning team who produced 'Hamlet'. Antony Sher provides the voice of Shakespeare's darkest villain, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who in his unquenchable thirst for the throne, destroys his friends and family, including the Princes in the Tower.

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  • Type: Plays
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 25'48''
  • Broadcast date: 1994
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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