Link with Shakespeare

Johnston Forbes-Roberston gives his famous performance of Hamlet in this ambitious early Shakespeare feature

Two virtuoso performances in one – Shakespeare's complete works presented in puppet form by a master of animation

Discover why filmmakers in the silent era turned to the works of William Shakespeare for inspiration.

Teenage actors discuss their work with Franco Zeffirelli on Romeo and Juliet.

Vitagraph’s charming 1910 interpretation features some notably lively performances.

The stars of Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet are reunited on stage for the first time since 1968 as part of the BFI and British Council’s Shakespeare on Film.

Join the Clague family as they zoom up an empty M1 to Stratford upon Avon, Long Itchington and Coventry - a city reborn after its 1940 destruction

The annual mop fair in Stratford-Upon-Avon, including the roasting of an ox

Stained glass, a pancake race and actors Anthony Quayle and Barbara Jefford feature in this promo from the Gas Council

Have a trip away from the hustle and bustle and travel by rail to take in the sights of Shakespeare country.

Ticking off the tourist attractions of William Shakespeare's old stamping ground in a rather grand Rolls Royce.

A progressive design by a pioneering female architect beats all comers to become the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

Discover why Dan George of Northumbria University believes everyone should experience Oldboy at least once.

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.