James Fenton reads Shakespeare in Ulster-Scots

James Fenton has translated a well-known speech from William Shakespeare’s ‘As you like it’ into Ulster-Scots.

He introduces and reads the ‘Seven Ages’ passage, with Charlie Gillen. (Broadcast: 3 Mar 2007)

13 October 2010

4 minutes

This clip is from

A Kist o Wurds—Series 13, Programme 19

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