Would Shakespeare enjoy Succession? Millions of viewers were on tenterhooks yesterday as the TV drama about a family media empire culminated in an unforgettable final episode.
TV triumph is a King Lear for our times
Raging ageing: Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy, has written a book about acting King Lear. Glossary
Successor - A person who takes over from someone else, often in a job.
Shakespeare - An English playwright and poet who is often called the greatest writer in the English language.
Elizabethan - From the time of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England — 1558 to 1603.