Synopsis
Sir Richard Eyre examines Shakespeare's dramatic legacy. The programme includes interviews with actors who discuss Shakespeare's life & work. These are illustrated by extracts from the plays themselves.
Further Information
Similar plays, poems and sonnets
Peter Brook on Hamlet
Richard Eyre interviews avant-garde director Peter Brook about the inspiration behind his production of Shakespeare's play at Theatre des Bouffes Du Nord, Paris.
Countryfile | The Forest of Arden and Shakespeare
This clip discusses how the Forest of Arden would have looked and been used during Shakespeare's time and how it inspired some of his works.