The best of the Bard. Classic performances, unique adaptations and fascinating documentaries celebrate the greatest writer who ever lived
A look at the life of William Shakespeare, his place and time and the work he produced.
Francesco da Mosto takes to the Italian road again in search of Shakespeare in Italy.
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.
Billy Howle stars in a bold stage adaptation of Shakespeare鈥檚 famous tragedy.
By William Shakespeare. A Play of the Month presentation.
Classic Shakespeare play adapted for television by Russell T Davies.
Orson Welles stars in and directs a controversial version of Shakespeare's play.
William Shakespeare's beguiling comedy of love, lust and mistaken identity.
1967 screen version of the exuberant National Theatre production of Shakespeare's comedy.
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.
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.
Classic tragedy by William Shakespeare about how ambition can corrupt.
Iqbal Khan鈥檚 groundbreaking RSC production, the first to cast a black actor as Iago.
Simon Schama explains how Shakespeare came to belong 'to all time'.
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.
First part of the RSC's landmark production of The Wars of the Roses.
A celebration of the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death.
