BBC Literary Archive

Shakespeare Uncovered | David Tennant on Hamlet

In Hamlet, David Tennant, whose own RSC performance was a huge hit, meets other actors who have played the role - from the le...

Shakespeare Uncovered | Ethan Hawke on Macbeth

Ethan Hawke sets out to prepare himself for the possibility of playing the role by uncovering the true story behind the play, ...

Shakespeare Uncovered | Jeremy Irons on The Henrys

Jeremy Irons uncovers the extraordinary appeal of Shakespeare's History Plays. He unravels the differences between the rea...

Shakespeare Uncovered | Joely Richardson on Shakespeare's Women

In Twelfth Night and As You Like It, Joely Richardson investigates the legacy of two comic heroines and how S...

Shakespeare Uncovered | Trevor Nunn on The Tempest

Royal Shakespeare Company director Trevor Nunn explores Shakespeare's final work, The Tempest.