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Lindsey Chapman visits Shakespeare's birthplace
Lindsey Chapman talks to Philippa Rawlinson from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
  1. Lindsey Chapman visits Shakespeare's birthplace
    02:42
    Lindsey Chapman visits Shakespeare's birthplace
  2. Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet
    02:53
    Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet
  3. Sonnet 12
    00:58
    Sonnet 12
  4. "To Be or Not To Be" in 60 seconds!?
    01:01
    "To Be or Not To Be" in 60 seconds!?
  5. Dream On!: Three Love Songs
    03:07
    Dream On!: Three Love Songs
  6. Henry VI
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    Henry VI
  7. Children perform in A Shakespeare Masque
    04:30
    Children perform in A Shakespeare Masque
  8. Early appearances: Ian McKellen as Richard II (BBC, 1971)
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    Early appearances: Ian McKellen as Richard II (BBC, 1971)
  9. Michael Gambon
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    Michael Gambon
  10. What would you ask Shakespeare? Bruce Robinson
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    What would you ask Shakespeare? Bruce Robinson
  11. Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: The Merry Wives of Windsor
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  • King Lear
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  • The Late Plays - Shakespeare's Globe
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