William Shakespeare
The Boring Talks. #20 - Carry On Shakespeare. Audio, 17 minutes
Samira Ahmed explains just why the Carry On films are better than Shakespeare.
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- Posted28 May 2018
King Lear. Video, 115 minutes
Lear divides his kingdom with tragic consequences. Chaos descends on family and state.
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Drama on 3. Measure for Measure. Audio, 124 minutes
Paul Higgins and Nicola Ferguson star in Shakespeare's last and perhaps strangest comedy.
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- Posted28 April 2018
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- Posted23 April 2018
Drama on 3. The Merchant of Venice. Audio, 119 minutes
Andrew Scott stars in Shakespeare's play of debt, greed and prejudice, transposed to 2008.
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Arts & Ideas. Shakespeare, Creativity and the Role of the Writer. Audio, 45 minutes
Warwickshire words in the Bard's verse + the real Cleopatra. And playwright Ella Hickson.
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The Radio 3 Documentary. Exit Burbage - The Man Who Created Hamlet. Audio, 44 minutes
Without Richard Burbage, there would be no Shakespeare. Yet he's virtually unknown - why?
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Sunday Feature. Exit Burbage - the man who created Hamlet. Audio, 44 minutes
Without Richard Burbage, there would be no Shakespeare. Yet he's not well known - why?
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The Tempest. Video, 61 minutes
A magic island, a stormy shipwreck and a royal mystery in CBeebies The Tempest!
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Arts & Ideas. Free Thinking Essay: When Shakespeare Travelled With Me. Audio, 20 minutes
Islam Issa on arguments about Shakespeare in 1916 Egypt to Arabic pop in the 21st century
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The Essay. New Generation Thinkers at 10, When Shakespeare Travelled with Me. Audio, 14 minutes
New Generation Thinker Islam Issa looks at Shakespeare in 1916 Egypt to Arabic pop songs.
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All Is True. Video, 95 minutes
Semi-fictionalised account of the last chapter of William Shakespeare's life.
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In Our Time. Hamlet. Audio, 53 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Shakespeare's best known, longest and most quoted play.
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The Essay. Trip Sheets 2 - An Actor's Life, Acting, Kissing, Fighting and Getting Paid. Audio, 14 minutes
Michael Goldfarb on becoming an actor, which involved fighting and kissing lots of girls.
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Sound of Cinema. Sourced from the Bard. Audio, 36 minutes
Matthew Sweet with film music inspired by Shakespearean themes.
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Drama on 3. Richard II. Audio, 134 minutes
When Shakespeare's Richard II banishes Bolingbroke he brings about his own downfall.
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A Point of View. Shylock's Mock Appeal. Audio, 10 minutes
Howard Jacobson applauds the granting of an appeal by Shylock in a mock trial in Venice.
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The Essay. The Art of Storytelling, The Art of Storytelling: Emma Smith. Audio, 15 minutes
Professor Emma Smith considers William Shakespeare's skills as a storyteller.
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England: Made in the Middle. 5. Shakespeare's Midlands. Audio, 15 minutes
Helen Castor on why the action in Shakespeare’s history plays takes place in the Midlands.
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The Compass. Shakespeare in the World, Shakespeare in the World - South Africa. Audio, 23 minutes
The role of Shakespeare in the politics of South Africa and why he still matters today
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Cunk on Shakespeare. Video, 28 minutes
Philomena Cunk leaves no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the Bard.
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Drama on 3. King Lear. Audio, 150 minutes
When better than now to make a drama about 'the division of the kingdom'?
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