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"It felt very vibrant and alive." David Tennant recalls how it felt to play Hamlet and hold aloft a real skull bequeathed to The RSC. Watch David Tennant Remembers... Hamlet on BBC iPlayer.

"Bless thee, Bottom! Thou art translated!" Russell T Davies' bold adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream features a stellar cast including Maxine Peake, Matt Lucas and John Hannah. 📺 Watch it now on BBC iPlayer. #bbcshakespeare

“I've got into terrible trouble for laughing.” 🤣 Dami Judi Dench tells John Wilson about getting the giggles at the worst possible time on stage. Watch This Cultural Life on BBC iPlayer or listen on BBC Sounds. #bbcshakespeare

“All this the world well knows, yet none knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.” @RoseAylingEllis stars in Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love Story. Watch it now on BBC iPlayer. #BBCShakespeare

🎭 ‘The past is prologue’. What makes a Shakespearean actor truly great? Generation-spanning performances from Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Hugh Quarshie, Judi Dench and Patrick Stewart. 📺 Shakespeare season on BBC iPlayer #bbcshakespeare

How did a glover’s son from the Midlands become the greatest writer who ever lived? 🎭 Watch Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius now on BBC iPlayer. #bbcshakespeare

"It's very, very personal." 👑 Brian Cox hails the greatness of King Lear, "the older man's play". Watch Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius now on BBC iPlayer. #bbcshakespeare

"You have to go out and shut the door..." Dame Judi Dench won't be happy if you ever mention the true name of the 'Scottish Play' in her theatre. Watch This Cultural Life on BBC iPlayer or listen on BBC Sounds. #bbcshakespeare

With Hamlet, Shakespeare writes not about what a character does, but how he feels. Brian Cox, Lucy Jago, Jessie Buckley and Adrian Lester reflect on Shakespeare's radical revenge tragedy. Watch Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius on BBC iPlayer. #bbcshakespeare

"Michael, I'm only kidding!" Steven Berkoff looks back at Hamlet at Elsinore, the 1964 BBC production that featured rising stars such as Christopher Plummer and Michael Caine. Watch Steven Berkoff Remembers... Hamlet at Elsinore on BBC iPlayer.

"You run for government in poetry but you govern in prose." Former prime minister Gordon Brown hails the timeless political lessons of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Watch Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius on BBC iPlayer. #BBCShakespeare

Some of drama’s biggest names share stories and insights from their starring roles in Shakespeare bbc.in/3ML7DJ1

Lies, betrayal and poison... #TheTraitors has all the drama and skulduggery of Shakespeare. Meet the original traitors and learn the secrets of how to survive. #TheTraitorsUK

🎭 ‘The past is prologue’. What makes a Shakespearean actor truly great? Generation-spanning performances from Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Hugh Quarshie, Judi Dench and Patrick Stewart.

🤔 What is it that makes Shakespeare so great? Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Lucy Jago and Prof Ewan Fernie tackle the big question. Watch Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius on BBC iPlayer.

"Who would these fardels bear?" 🤔 Billy Howle as Hamlet ponders some of life's biggest questions in this bold adaptation of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. Watch Hamlet from Bristol Old Vic on BBC iPlayer.

“I've got into terrible trouble for laughing.” 🤣 Dami Judi Dench tells John Wilson about getting the giggles at the worst possible time on stage. Listen to This Cultural Life now on BBC Sounds, or watch on BBC iPlayer.

☠️ How would you survive on The Traitors? Watch these six classic strategies from Shakespeare plays on BBC iPlayer and learn from the very best. #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK

"To be or not to be... that is the QUESTION?" When some of the world's finest actors struggled with how best to deliver Hamlet's immortal line, a surprise star had the final word. Watch Gregory Doran Remembers... Shakespeare Live! on BBC iPlayer.