The first folio

Other videos in this series

• Creating the first folio

  Gregory Doran talks about the making of the first Complete Works of Shakespeare's plays.

  Developed with Macmillan and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

• Printing the first folio

  Gregory Doran talks about the printing of the first folio.

• The company of actors

  'Good at playing kings': the company of actors listed in the first folio, which include William Shakespeare himself.

• Not of an age but for all time

  A papal anecdote in the first folio's history and Ben Jonson's words on Shakespeare and his work.