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Book of the Week Shakespeare's Local - Six Centuries of History Seen Through One Extraordinary Pub Episodes

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  1. Episode 5

    5/5 The myths and the ghosts of landlords and ladies past.

  2. Episode 4

    4/5 The age of the stagecoach changes the face of British pubs.

  3. Episode 3

    3/5 Shakespeare's inn-yard theatres take off in Southwark's taverns.

  4. Episode 2

    2/5 The George enters literary history with the publication of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

  5. Episode 1

    1/5 The George Inn's early incarnation as a lawless Southwark drinking den.