The best of the Bard. Classic performances, unique adaptations and fascinating documentaries celebrate the greatest writer who ever lived
Shakespeare arrives in London, a hotbed of violence, and writes his bloodiest play.
King Richard II faces a rebellion led by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke.
Lear divides his kingdom with tragic consequences. Chaos descends on family and state.
Celia Imrie takes a trip through the 麻豆社鈥檚 archive for a celebration of Shakespeare.
Billy Howle stars in a bold stage adaptation of Shakespeare鈥檚 famous tragedy.
Shakespeare鈥檚 masterpiece about the turbulence of war and the arts of peace.
The Royal Shakespeare Company's modern-dress production of Shakespeare's great play.
The best-known love poems are weaved together to create a fresh contemporary story.
The RSC's production of one of Shakespeare's best-loved romantic comedies.
Classic Shakespeare play adapted for television by Russell T Davies.
A celebration of the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death.
Iqbal Khan鈥檚 groundbreaking RSC production, the first to cast a black actor as Iago.
Will struggles to find inspiration for Romeo and has to deal with an angry actor.
Simon Russell Beale and Adrian Lester discuss this most celebrated and challenging role.
Simon Schama explains how Shakespeare came to belong 'to all time'.
1964 production of Shakespeare's famous play. Filmed in Elsinore, Denmark.
Shakespeare's riotous tale of love and magic, filmed live at the Globe Theatre in 2016.
Shakespearean drama about the king's invasion of France and the Battle of Agincourt.
Richard conspires to seize the throne of England, orchestrating a bloody rise to power.
Classic Hollywood adaptation of William Shakespeare鈥檚 play.
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Kenneth Branagh's 1996 movie Hamlet.
First part of the RSC's landmark production of The Wars of the Roses.
William Shakespeare's beguiling comedy of love, lust and mistaken identity.
Bill Shakespeare (Mathew Baynton) leaves Stratford to follow his dream.
