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Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
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  1. Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
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    Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
  2. 'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
    01:39
    'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
  3. The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
    02:07
    The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
  4. 'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
    01:26
    'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
  5. Fay Weldon reads an extract from her new novel Before the War
    02:36
    Fay Weldon reads an extract from her new novel Before the War
  6. Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
    03:58
    Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
  7. Being Lear
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    Being Lear
  8. Edmund de Waal: The fabled city of porcelain
    02:33
    Edmund de Waal: The fabled city of porcelain
  9. Claire Harman reads an extract from her book Charlotte Brontë: A Life
    05:41
    Claire Harman reads an extract from her book Charlotte Brontë: A Life
  10. Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
    02:39
    Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
  11. Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
    02:25
    Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
  12. James Shapiro on his own Shakespeare experiences
    01:45
    James Shapiro on his own Shakespeare experiences
  13. Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
    05:07
    Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
  14. Michael Palin: How we named Monty Python
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    Michael Palin: How we named Monty Python
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