BBC FourMon 19 Oct · 01:45–02:45Entertainment

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.

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Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.

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FeaturingJuliet Stevenson, Daniel Boyarsky, Jessie Buckley, Brian Cox, Martin Freeman, Judi Dench, Lolita Chakrabarti, Gordon Brown

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