The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 1: The Tragedies

King Lear

The truncated thespians perform a fifteen-second King Lear, Othello Rap and Scottish Highland Discs.

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Access

Licence: ERA Licence required

Content
  • Type: Entertainment, Plays
  • Channel: BBC World Service
  • Duration: 28'35''
  • Broadcast date: 1994
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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  • Shakespeare Archive Resource
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