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Shakespeare's Heroes: Dench and McKellen (1979)

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Titans of the British theatre scene, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen’s fame has endured over half a century. In 1976, as their careers were beginning to soar, they appeared together in an acclaimed version of Macbeth for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Three years later they spoke to renowned drama critic Michael Billington for BBC Radio 4’s Shakespeare’s Heroes.

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