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The Secret Life of Books - Season 1 - Episode 2 - Shakespeare's First Folio
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Watch Series: The Secret Life of Books Released in (2014) - Season 1 - Episode 2 ,airing date 2014-09-09 produced by UK, The TV Series categorized in Documentary, and content rating N/A with duration 30 min broadcasted as these networks BBC Four, Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Jon Morrice, Bill MacLeod, Ben Ryder. In Shakespeare's day, original manuscripts of plays were thrown away after use. If it wasn't for one printed volume, The First Folio (1623), many of his greatest works, such as Macbeth and The Tempest, would have been lost forever. Actor Simon Russell Beale has long been obsessed with the collection - and what secrets it might give up about its author.
'What can we learn from this wonderful book?' asks Russell Beale. A surprising amount, it seems. 'We can learn that he collaborated, worked with his fellow playwrights and actors, that those great words were not always his. We can learn that his plays changed during his own lifetime. And, more controversially, I think we can find out something about Shakespeare the man, his biography'.
With privileged access to this rare volume, expert testimony from director Sam Mendes, and Nicholas Hytner, director of the National Theatre, plus wonderful solo performances by Russell Beale, the shadowy figure of William Shakespeare comes more into focus.
Produced in partnership with the Open University.
Genre: Documentary
Actor: Samantha Bond, Cerys Matthews, Alice Roberts, John Cooper Clarke, Nicholas Parsons, Janina Ramirez, John Sergeant, Fiona Shaw, Joanna Trollope
Guest Stars: Simon Russell Beale
Creators: Jon Morrice, Bill MacLeod, Ben Ryder
Writers: Simon Russell Beale
Country: UK
Languages: en, English,
Episode: 2
Runtime: 30
Date Modified: 2018-02-21 14:47:21
Air Date: 2014-09-09
Year Released: 2014
Rating: 8.333 out of 10
Content Rating: N/A
Views: 63
Quality: HD
Networks:
BBC Four,
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