William Shakespeare
The Essay. Reading the First Folio, Sir David Hare on Macbeth. Audio, 14 minutes
Playwright David Hare chooses Macbeth's imagining of old age from Act 5, Scene 3.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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- Posted19 April 2023
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- Posted18 April 2023
Arts & Ideas. Galatea and Shakespeare. Audio, 46 minutes
Trans narratives in pre-Shakespearian drama plus Twelfth Night and the First Folio.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Essay. Reading the First Folio, Sir Richard Eyre on King Lear. Audio, 14 minutes
Director Richard Eyre chooses a speech by Lear to his daughter Cordelia - Act 5, Scene 3.
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CBeebies As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe. Video, 48 minutes
A host of CBeebies stars perform As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe.
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- Posted27 March 2023
The Radio 3 Documentary. Sunday Feature - Shakespeare's Brum Ting. Audio, 14 minutes
Islam Issa celebrates Birmingham's unique public ownership of Shakespeare's first Folio.
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Sunday Feature. Shakespeare's Brum Ting. Audio, 14 minutes
Islam Issa celebrates Birmingham's unique public ownership of Shakespeare's first Folio.
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Sunday Feature. A Jig into History. Audio, 14 minutes
Nandini Das celebrates the pioneering commercial triumph of Shakespeare's clown Will Kemp.
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Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe. Did Shakespeare really write all those plays? with Dean McCullough. Audio, 41 minutes
Is drama school just like the movies? Can Scott and Dean write Scarlett a poem?
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- Posted16 February 2023
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- Posted5 January 2023
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- Posted9 November 2022
The Essay. The Beeb and the Bard, Diversity. Audio, 14 minutes
Samuel West and Andrea Smith discuss diversity in BBC radio's productions of Shakespeare.
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The Essay. The Beeb and the Bard, Radiophonia. Audio, 14 minutes
Samuel West and Andrea Smith discuss sound in BBC radio's productions of Shakespeare.
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The Essay. The Beeb and the Bard, A century of Juliets. Audio, 14 minutes
Actor Samuel West and Dr Andrea Smith discuss changing styles of acting in Shakespeare.
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The Essay. The Beeb and the Bard, Shakespeare in war and peace. Audio, 14 minutes
Samuel West and Andrea Smith talk about performances of Shakespeare during WWII.
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The Essay. The Beeb and the Bard, Finding a way. Audio, 14 minutes
Samuel West introduces a centenary celebration of BBC radio productions of Shakespeare.
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- Posted15 October 2022
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- Posted21 September 2022
The Essay. Sign Language Is My Language, Deepa Shastri. Audio, 14 minutes
Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.
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- Posted12 September 2022
HARDtalk. Gregory Doran: Why does Shakespeare still captivate us? Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur interviews the artistic director emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company
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