April 23 is not only St.George's Day (complete with themed websites and merchandising), but also the date that Shakespeare's birthday in 1564 is celebrated.
We don't actually know his exact birth date, but he did expire on 23rd April 1616, so there is a neat symmetry.
Listen to two excellent new poems commissioned for St.George's Day on BBC Radio 4 site.
Finally, the Daily Telegraph tries to stir up patriotic feeling with a cheeky map showing an alleged EU plot to merge the south coast of England with northern France into a new "Manche" region. About time Calais was back in English hands if you ask me.
23 April, 2008
St. George's Day Kebab and The Bard's Birthday
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