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The Richard Dimbleby Lecture

Gregory Doran: Is Shakespeare Chinese?

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Gregory Doran, artistic director of the RSC, who has been described as one of the 'great Shakespearians of his generation', delivers the 2016 Richard Dimbleby Lecture. Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death, Gregory reflects on the impact and resonance Shakespeare still has in the contemporary world.

Introduced by David Dimbleby from the Shard. Show less

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