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2016 The Year of King Lear

With major productions of Shakespeare's King Lear, taking place across 2016, this film looks at why Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences.

This year's hottest play was written over 400 years ago - Shakespeare's tragedy, King Lear. With major productions taking place across 2016, this film looks at why Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences. The programme includes contributions from Diana Rigg, Timothy West, Antony Sher and Nicholas Hytner on why Lear is widely viewed as Shakespeare's towering achievement.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Dec 201609:00GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD

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Credits

Series ProducerJohn Mullen
Executive ProducerJanet Lee

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Dec 201617:30GMT
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  • Sat 10 Dec 201623:30GMT
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  • Sun 11 Dec 201604:30GMT
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  • Sun 11 Dec 201610:30GMT
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  • Tue 13 Dec 201609:00GMT
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  • Thu 15 Dec 201610:30GMT
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  • Fri 23 Dec 201609:00GMT
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