Words and Music | Shakespeare and Power

Juliet Stevenson and Tim Pigott-Smith are the readers in a sequence of texts and music inspired by an important Shakespearean theme: the power of royalty.

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Content

Type: Factual
Channel: BBC Radio 3
Duration: 59'59''
Broadcast date: 2016

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

Shakespeare Archive Resource

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