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Henry VI
Henry is told of his son’s death and then murdered by Richard, Duke of Gloucester
  1. Henry VI
    01:51
    Henry VI
  2. Romeo and Juliet
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    Romeo and Juliet
    View More From Sound of Cinema - King Edward VI School, Stratford upon Avon
  3. John Albiner and Trevor Baxter
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    John Albiner and Trevor Baxter
  4. The Unlucky Scottish Play
    01:01
    The Unlucky Scottish Play
  5. Radio 3's Role Play: Hamlet with Kenneth Branagh and Michael Pennington (1996)
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    Radio 3's Role Play: Hamlet with Kenneth Branagh and Michael Pennington (1996)
  6. New Dreams at the Kelvin Gallery
    04:30
    New Dreams at the Kelvin Gallery
  7. What would you ask Shakespeare? Jonathan Dimbleby
    00:03
    What would you ask Shakespeare? Jonathan Dimbleby
  8. Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: King John
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    Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: King John
  9. What would you ask Shakespeare? Jim Naughtie
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    What would you ask Shakespeare? Jim Naughtie
  10. The final dance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    The final dance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    Much Ado About Nothing starring Maggie Smith (1967)
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