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This is a useful and lively introduction to the Bard, with everyone from Judi Dench and Gordon Brown singing the playwright's praises

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The portrait was sent into space in a weather balloon, with a camera and GPS tracker. The portrait was taken to Earth's upper atmosphere.

The Doctor Who star says the playwright "had a particular sense of what it is to be a human".

LONDON: A portrait of William Shakespeare and a copy of a speech from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” were sent ...

Danny Lawson/PAHeather Edwards, a librarian, reads from a vintage copy of Gulliver’s Travels, sitting under a dragon’s head created by the artist Anne Stokes fo

LONDON: A portrait of William Shakespeare and a copy of a speech from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” were sent to the edge of space as part of a short film series marking 400 years since the first volume of the playwright’s works was published. Shakespeare’s First Folio was compiled by his friends and published on Nov 8, 1623,

From spy tactics to a serial killer, in the first episode we learn all about the passport. Plus: Brian Cox delves into the life of the bard. Here’s what to watch today

Join Radio 3 on 8 November for a full day of music inspired by Shakespeare and his world.

TODAY is the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeares First Folio - and Craven Museum in Skipton is proud to have one of the very few…