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Lost King, The (2022 Film)
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Producer
- Steve Coogan; Philippa Langley
Comedy-drama cased on the true story of amateur historian Philippa Langley (played by Sally Hawkins) and her involvement in the unearthing of the remains of King Richard III in Leicester in 2012. She is...
Shakespeare Connection, The (2020 Television)
- Series
- The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down
William Shatner, with tongue in cheek, hosts this documentary that revisits the treasure hunts undertaken by brothers Marty and Rick Lagina on Oak Island in Nova Scotia. If Shakespeare’s plays were in fact...
"Now I Will Lead You to the House" (2016 Audio)
aka: Uncovering Shakespeare’s House: The Archaeological Dig at New Place
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Richard Paul
Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Since 2002 the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has supported an archaeological dig on the former grounds of a house called "New Place." New Place was one of the...
East (2016 Television)
- Series
- Digging for Britain
Documentary series on archaeology. This episode looks at the east of Britain. Finds include the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V, complete with sound effect props and evidence...
Searching for Shakespeare’s House (2014 Television)
- Series
- Time Team Special
Tony Robinson joins a group of archaeologists as they excavate the site of Shakespeare’s house in Stratford-upon-Avon. Records show that it was once Stratford’s biggest private home, with up to 20 rooms...
Richard III: The King in the Car Park (2013 Television)
- Director
- Louise Osmond; Pete Woods
- Producer
- Louise Osmond
Documentary about the hunt for the body of Richard III. When a skeleton was discovered under a Leicester council car park in September 2012, a battery of secret scientific tests was carried out to establish...
Dig at New Place, Stratford Upon Avon, The (2010 Multimedia, Video)
- Series
- Searching for Shakespeare
A collection of films made by the University of Warwick in conjunction with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust about the life and times of William Shakespeare. In this film Paul Edmondson, Director of Learning...
Archaeology (2010 Audio)
Heather Knight of the Museum of London Archaeology and Penny Tuerk of the Tower Theatre talk to Heather Neill about excavations of The Theatre, the first purpose-built venue in Elizabethan London, where...
Tudors, The (2010 Television)
- Series
- Digging for Britain
- Director
- James Gray
- Producer
- James Gray
Documentary series focusing on archaeological excavations and research in the UK. In the final episode Dr Alice Roberts visits excavations at Shakespeare’s theatre in Shoreditch and joins a team...