Bard on the Box | The Battle of Wills
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!
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Factual
- Channel: BBC Two
- Duration: 49'49''
- Broadcast date: 1994
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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