The Essay | Reading the First Folio; Sir Richard Eyre on King Lear
In the first essay in Reading the First Folio, celebrated director Richard Eyre chooses 'Lear's simple, humane, humble, loving, gentle words' from Act 5, Scene 3 of the play.
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- Type: Factual
- Channel: BBC Radio 3
- Duration: 13'50''
- Broadcast date: 17/04/2023
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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