Shakespeare’s Restless World | 2: Communion and Conscience
Documentary about Elizabethan and Jacobean audiences in Shakespeare's time, as part of Shakespeare Season. A communion cup sheds light on the changes that came in the aftermath of the Reformation. Presented by Neil MacGregor.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Factual
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Duration: 13'30''
- Broadcast date: 2012
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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