The Big Questions S09E13 - Episode 13

Nicky Campbell presents a specially recorded programme from Manor CE Academy, York. In honour of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, he asks: Is there more truth in Shakespeare than the Bible? Among those taking part are: Professor Stanley Wells, honorary president of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; Richard Denton, director of Shakespeare Uncovered; Andrew Dickson of The Guardian; Jem Bloomfield, author of Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible; Rev Dr Alison Millbank from Nottingham University; Alycia Smith-Howard, actor and Shakespeare scholar; Dr Rebecca Emmett from York University; and Rev Dr Paul Edmondson from the Shakespeare Institute.