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Artsnight: 2016 The Year of King Lear

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10/12/2016 GMT

2016 The Year of King Lear

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BBC World News - Artsnight, 2016 The Year of King Lear

A look at why King Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences.

With major productions of Shakespeare's King Lear, taking place across 2016, this film looks at why Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences.

This year's hottest play was written over 400 years ago - Shakespeare's tragedy, King Lear. With major productions taking place across 2016, this film looks at why Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences. The programme includes contributions from Diana Rigg, Timothy West, Antony Sher and Nicholas Hytner on why Lear is widely viewed as Shakespeare's towering achievement.

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