Could William Shakespeare be French?(April Fool's!)
New evidence unearthed at the site of his Stratford home suggests that the mother of England's most famous son was French.
The French Ministry of Culture has told the Today programme that it wants to honour the playwright as a member of France's own pantheon of great writers.
Nicola Stanbridge reports on the Shakespeare's hidden past.
Friday, April 02, 2010
Yesterday's BBC News Scoop: Shakespeare Was French
You can listen to yesterday's report on the BBC, here:
