Synopsis
The identity of the author of Shakespeare's plays is a contentious matter. This programme talks to some of the literary detectives whose search for the real Will Shakespeare has become the work of a lifetime. Many defend Stratford Will whilst others claim he was Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon or Queen Elizabeth I!
Further Information
Similar plays, poems and sonnets
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