Some of William Shakespeare’s most famous works have appeared on tube trains throughout the London Underground to mark 400 years since the playwright’s death.

Extracts from The Tempest, King Lear, and Sonnet 116 will feature on the trains until late September as part of a new set of Poems on the Underground, a programme supported by Transport for London which aims to expose poetry to a wider audience.

A special edition tube map has been created to celebrate Shakespeare even further, with station names replaced by famous characters, plays and modern adaptations of the Bard's works.

Three poems written in response to Shakespeare’s work also appear on tube trains. These are by the romantic poet P.B. Shelley, Belfast poet Michael Longley and UK's Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

Eleanor Pinfield, head of art on the Underground, said: “Showing Shakespeare's work alongside contemporary poets inspired by him is a wonderfully fitting tribute.”