Shakespeare Uncovered: Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II and returns to a role he played 30 years ago. He helps actors at the Globe with aspects of the play, reveals why it might have cost Shakespeare his life, and shares some of the extraordinary political parallels within the play that still resonate today.

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2012. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 21, 2019.