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The Spread of the Eagle

  • 1963
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~50m / ep
  • 1 season

A nine-part serial adaptation featuring dramatisations of three of William Shakespeare's iconic plays: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra.

Latest: Season 1 · 1963

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  1. E1. The Hero

    May 3, 1963 · 52m

    (Covers Coriolanus, Acts I and II)

  2. E2. The Voices

    May 10, 1963 · 50m

    (Covers Coriolanus, Acts II, III, and IV)

  3. E3. The Outcast

    May 17, 1963 · 49m

    (Covers Coriolanus, Acts IV and V)

  4. E4. The Colossus

    May 24, 1963 · 50m

    (Covers Julius Caesar, Acts I and II)

  5. E5. The Fifteenth

    May 31, 1963 · 52m

    (Covers Julius Caesar, Acts II, III, and IV)

  6. E6. The Revenge

    Jun 7, 1963 · 50m

    (Covers Julius Caesar, Acts IV and V)

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