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Shakespeare's Jubilee

Celebrating the bard 18th-century style; the Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie, in Jamica; and defending Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.

As England celebrates Shakespeare's 400th anniversary, we find out about the eighteenth century festivities for the bard organised by the great actor David Garrick. Plus, a Rastafarian remembers the Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie's landmark visit to Jamaica and a British pilot recalls flying the Harrier jet in the Falkland Islands.

PHOTO: A portrait fo Shakespeare (Getty Images)

50 minutes

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Mon 25 Apr 201603:06GMT
BBC World Service Australasia

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