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Happy birthday Shakespeare!
It has been over 400 years since Shakespeare died, but his works still 'play on' today. Explore the life, times and legacy of the Bard of Avon...
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Fakespeare: Rewriting the bard
Rewrite Shakespeare’s best bits for the 21st Century and reveal your inner wordsmith.
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Hamlet and Elizabethan England
Explore the historical context of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Elizabethan England with Dr Hannah Lavery, Associate Lecturer at The Open University,
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From old English to modern English
Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Vikings - how did they impact the English language? Marisa Lohr traces the origins and development of the English language, from its early beginnings around 450 AD to the modern global language we use today.
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Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk
Professor Richard Danson Brown explores poetry, comparison and education in a lecture for The Open University.
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Thirty-seven winters of discontent
Since the original 1978/79 Winter Of Discontent, any setback at any time between late summer and Easter has been garlanded with the same grim title.
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OpenLearn Live: 2nd December 2016
Ice falling from planes isn't an urban myth - it can be more dangerous than that. Plus how Victorians saw Shakespeare. Learning and research from across the day.
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Living Shakespeare: Alissar Caracalla on Lebanon and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Choreographer Alissar Caracalla reimagines A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the mountains of Lebanon.
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Living Shakespeare: Hong Ying on China and the sonnets
Shakespeare's sonnets were once banned in China and are now popular with the gay community. Hong Ying, author of ‘Daughter of the River’ looks at Shakespeare’s sonnets as they relate to sexuality and love in China.
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Living Shakespeare: Dame Evelyn Glennie on the UK and The Tempest
The United Kingdom's Dame Evelyn Glennie talks us through her unique way of hearing and interpreting Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
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Living Shakespeare: Kalki Koechlin on India's women and Ophelia
Ophelia's situation in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' bears a lot of parallels with Indian women and their place in society. Bollywood actor, Kalki Koechlin, explores her tragic story.
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Living Shakespeare: Dr John Kani on South Africa and Othello
Shakespeare's 'Othello' still makes people uncomfortable because it tackles racism, so what was it like for John Kani who played the play's lead role at the peak of Apartheid in South Africa?