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warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the school holidays. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford upon avon, birthplace of william shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just retired artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about william shakespeare? gregory doran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. well, it s a real pleasure to be on your stage here at the royal shakespeare company. you first set foot on this stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it s 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atkins in as you like it. and my ....
Who achieved your ambition, your dream, because, for the last ten years, you ve been artistic director here. that s right. 35 years in total with the rsc, the royal shakespeare company. it s coming to an end. how big a wrench is it going to be? oh, it s going to be. well, i hope not to sever my ties with the company altogether. i have one more production to do after this. next year is a big anniversary year because it s 400 years since the publication of shakespeare s folio, first folio. so i m going to be around certainly until the end of next year, and hopefully supporting whoever it is who follows me. here s something you said a while ago that i want you to explain to me, because it s really quite striking, almost remarkable. you said, i suspect that i have filled that god shaped hole in my consciousness with shakespeare. yeah. does that mean shakespeare is your religion? do you know, that s a quote ....