William Shakespeare

<p>Join Greg Jenner in 16th century England to meet the bard himself, one of England's greatest writers, William Shakespeare. </p><p>How did he go from the son of a glove maker in Stratford Upon Avon to a famed theatre owner, actor and writer in London? What was life really like in a Shakespearean theatre? And which Disney film was influenced by his work hundreds of years later?</p><p>Produced by The Athletic for BBC Radio 4</p>