The Sounds of Shakespeare
Live from Radio 3's pop-up studio in Stratford-upon-Avon, Tom Service charts 400 years of magical chemistry between Shakespeare's language and the music and sounds it has created.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
Content
- Type: Entertainment
- Channel: BBC Radio 3
- Duration: 1'01'08''
- Broadcast date: 2016
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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