Leonard Bernstein and Westside Story (2017 Audio)

aka: Juliet Appears Above, At a Window

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

As a two-year global celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s work commences, Neva Grant interviews two experts on the great composer to explore his legacy and the creation of the adaptation of Romeo and Juliet,...

Shakespeare’s Kitchen (2017 Audio)

aka: What Say You to a Piece of Beef and Mustard?

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Producer

Richard Paul

Neva Grant interviews the food historian, Francine Segan to reveal art and craft of preparing salmon pie as the Elizabethans did in the 1600s.

Is It Shakespeare, Or is It Hip-Hop? (2017 Audio)

aka: The Poet’s Pen Turns Them to Shapes

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Is is Shakespeare, or is it Hip Hop? This is the question posed to his audiences by the actor, poet, rapper and educator Kingslee James Daley after he recites a passage of Shakespeare to them. As the...

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Digital Tempest (2017 Audio)

aka: My So Potent Art

Producer

Richard Paul

A specialist in performance and motion capture, the Imaginarium Studios has used it’s expertise to craft digital effects for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production "The Tempest" by Williams Shakespeare.

Tracy Chevalier: New Boy (2017)

aka: The Property of Youth and Maidhood

Producer

Richard Paul

The Hogarth Shakespeare series is a project that invites the world’s leading writers to adapt one of Shakespeare’s plays into a novel. The author of "Girl With a Pearl Earring", Tracy Chevalier uses a...

The Globe to Globe Hamlet Tour (2017 Audio)

aka: So Many Journeys

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Having performed "Hamlet" around the world for two years, two actors share their experiences of this unique, 193,000 mile, global tour completed on the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016

Shakespeare, The Film’s the Thing (2017 Audio)

Series

Cinema Junkie

In this podcast, the director of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Barry Edelstein, discusses Shakespeare on film.

To Be, Or Not to Be ‘Hamlet’ (2017 Audio)

Series

Cinema Junkie

Following his new stage production of Hamlet at The Old Globe in San Diego, Beth Accomando interviews the theatre’s artistic director, Barry Edelstein to explore how his interpretation compares with...

Shakespeare Film Series Returns the Old Globe (2017)

Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director of The Old Globe, discusses the theatre’s film series featuring the work of four filmmakers: Julie Taymor, Peter Brook, Al Pacino and Baz Luhrmann.

"Th’ Untented Woundings of a Father’s Curse" (2017 Audio)

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Producer

Richard Paul

Edward St. Aubyn discusses his new novel "Dunbar" which casts King Lear as a media mogul.

I Shall Tell You a Pretty Tale (2017 Audio)

aka: Shakespeare in Science Fiction

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

The performance of Shakespeare’s plays in the future is examined by Sarah Annes Brown, the co-director of the Centre for Science Fiction and Fantasy at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England.

I See My Reputation is at Stake (2017 Audio)

aka: Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare in China

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Producer

Richard Paul

A discussion of the life and times of the 17th Century Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu who has been dubbed the Shakespeare of the East.

Paul Cantor on Shakespeare’s Rome (2017 Multimedia)

Series

Conversations with Bill Kristol

University of Virginia literature professor Paul Cantor discusses Shakespeare’s view of ancient Rome in Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.

Cymbeline (2017 Audio)

Series

Approaching Shakespeare

King Cymberline goes to war in protest over Roman demands for England to pay a tribute. Having won the war and captured his enemies, Cymberliine decides to pay the tribute despite his victory. In this...

All’s Well That Ends Well (2017 Audio)

Series

Approaching Shakespeare

Married to Bertram, who chooses to go to war rather than recognise her as his wife; Helena shows equal determination when he challenges her to become pregnant by him. Bertram is undone when Helena triumphs...

Merry Wives of Windsor (2017 Audio)

Series

Approaching Shakespeare

A significant character in Shakespeare’s history plays, Falstaff takes centre stage - getting up to mischief and chasing potential loves in the "Merry Wives of Windsor". In this lecture, Professor Emma...

Henry IV, Part 2 (2017 Audio)

Series

Approaching Shakespeare

Following the loss of England’s French territories, Henry VI is plagued by power struggles, insubordination and threats to his monarchy. Part of a trilogy of plays, Emma Smiths asks whether it’s still...

Hamlet Revealed: The Truth Behind Shakespeare’s Greatest Play (2017 Multimedia)

Dr. Duke Pesta and Stefan Molyneux discuss the themes and meanings of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Most Obscenely Done (2017 Audio)

aka: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Act I Scene 2

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

This episode of "Chop Bard" focuses on the Rude Mechanicals - the "uncultured, working-class labourers in act 1, scene 2 of Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream".

Love is a Battle Field (2017 Audio)

aka: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Act I Scene 1

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

An exploration of act 1, scene 1 of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", focuses on the wedding of Theseus who is impatient to marry the fair Hyppolyta. Closer scrutiny lays bare a match made in the aftermath of...

Living the Dream (2017)

aka: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - An Introduction

Series

Chop Bard

An introduction to Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" reveals the history of the play’ and examines the incidents of symbolism within it.

Hamlet Podcast, The (2017 Audio)

A weekly podcast by theatre director Conor Hanratty devoted entirely to a close textual analysis of Shakespeare’s tragedy. The website also includes additional material in the form of textual notes as...

Awake Your Senses (2017 Audio)

aka: Sights, Sounds Nd Smells of Elizabethan Theatre

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Producer

Richard Paul; Esther French

Theatre historians, Farah Karim-Cooper and Tiffany Stern discuss the special effects deployed on stage in order to enhance the live experience within Elizabethan threatres.

Romeo and Juliet - Lego Shakespeare Simpsons (2017 Video)

Director

John Lilburne

Producer

John Lilburne

Opportunity of Night (2017 Audio)

aka: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Act II Scene 1

Series

Chop Bard

A detailed analysis of Act II scene 1 from Shakespeare’s a Midsummer Nights Dream. The faerie king and queen, Oberon and Titania are quarreling in the woods when Demetrius and Helena arrive on the scene.

The Comedy of Errors - The Complete Play Using Lego (2017 Video)

Producer

John Lilburne

One of Shakespeare’s earliest and shortest plays, "The Comedy of Errors" centres on a family catastrophe. A Merchant, Egeon has identical twin sons who are both names Antipholus. To him, it makes perfect...

Redressing the Balance: Gender in Shakespeare (2017 Audio)

Series

Nt Talks

Audio podcast. Genista McIntosh chairs a panel discussion on gender switching in recent productions of Shakespeare plays. Participants include director Maria Aberg and actors Samuel Barnett and Harriet Walter.

Tamsin Greig on Twelfth Night (2017 Audio)

Series

Nt Talks

Audio podcast. The actor reflects on the challenges and rewards of playing Malvolia in Twelfth Night.

Simon Godwin on Twelfth Night (2017 Audio)

Series

Nt Talks

Audio podcast. Director Simon Godwin talks about his production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.

Schrodigner’s Baby (2017 Audio)

aka: Episode 162 - The Winter’s Tale - Act 2, Scenes 2 and 3

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

Jealousy decimates a reunion between old friends, a once happy marriage and the childhood of a princess. In Act 2 scenes 2 and three, the loyal Paulina brings much-needed hope to the imprisoned Hermione.

First-Fruits and Third Comfort (2017 Audio)

aka: Episode 163 - The Winter’s Tale - Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

Jealousy decimates a reunion between old friends, a once happy marriage and the childhood of a princess. In Act 3 scenes 1 and 2, The Sicilian Lords, Cleomenes and Dion return from their consultation with...

Perdita and the Bear (2017 Audio)

aka: Episode 164 - The Winter’s Tale - Act 3, Scene 3

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

Jealousy decimates a reunion between old friends, a once happy marriage and the childhood of a princess. In Act 3 scenes 3, a dream guides Antigonus to Bohemia with Hermione’s baby daughter in his arms.

Sixteen Years Later .... (2017 Audio)

aka: Episode 165 - The Winter’s Tale - Act 4, Scene 1, 2 and 3

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

Jealousy decimates a reunion between old friends, a once happy marriage and the childhood of a princess. In Act 4 scenes 1, 2 and 3, sixteen years have passed and Leontes regrets his jealousy s well as the...

Shakespeare’s London and Ancient Rome (2017 Video)

Series

Classic Shakespeare

Video of the first lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate discusses Shakespeare’s childhood, when he learned London, and his...

Of Sheep and Romance (2017 Audio)

aka: Episode 166 - The Winter’s Tale - Act 4, Scene 4, Part 1

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

Jealousy decimates a reunion between old friends, a once happy marriage and the childhood of a princess. In Act 4 scene 4, part 1, the sheep shearing feast is the rendez-vous of choice for Perdita, Florizel...

Shakespeare’s Heroes (2017 Video)

Series

Classic Shakespeare

Video of the second lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate discusses how Shakespeare’s conception of the hero was shaped by...

Undone in Bohemia (2017 Audio)

aka: Episode 167 - The Winter’s Tale - Act 4, Scene 4, Part 2

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

Jealousy decimates a reunion between old friends, a once happy marriage and the childhood of a princess. In Act 4 scenes 4, part 2, the future looks uncertain for Florizel and Perdita and Camillo engineers...

Sicilia Waits for You (2017 Audio)

aka: Episode 168 - The Winter’s Tale - Act 5, Scene 1

Series

Chop Bard

Producer

Shannon Sneedse

Jealousy decimates a reunion between old friends, a once happy marriage and the childhood of a princess. In Act 5 scene 1, a penitent Leontes welcomes Perdita and Florizel.

New York Shakespeare (2017 Audio)

Series

Fishko Files

Profile by Sara Fishko of Joseph Papp and how he developed Shakespeare in the Park.

Scrapbook Shakespeare (2017 Video)

aka: Scrapbook; James Orchard Halliwell Phillips and the Preparation of a 19th Century Shakespeare Edition

The emeritus professor of English Literature from La Trobe University, Paul Salzman gives an overview of he early publications of Shakespeare’s work. He describes how the plays were published individually...

The Weird Sisters (2017 Radio, Video)

aka: BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 1

Series

Macbeth

In 11th century Scotland, Macbeth sees off a Norwegian invasion and sets of with his friend and fellow soldier, Banquo, to bring the good news to the King. On the way, they encounter three Weird Sisters...

All Hail, Macbeth! Thane of Cawdor! (2017 Radio, Video)

aka: BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 2

Series

Macbeth

Upon arriving at King Duncan’s camp, Macbeth is greeted by nobles who tell him that he is the new Thane of Cawdor. However, when King Duncan arrives, he reveals that his son Malcolm will be the heir to...

Daggers for King Duncan (2017 Radio, Video)

aka: BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 3

Series

Macbeth

Having read about King Duncan’s pledge to make his son, Malcolm his heir, Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to grasp his destiny. A reluctant usurper, Macbeth manages to kill Duncan. After the deed is...

All Hail Macbeth! King of Scotland! (2017 Radio, Video)

aka: BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 4

Series

Macbeth

When Ducan’s body is discovered, Malcolm and Donalbain seek revenge for their father’s death. Macbeth beats them too it by revealing he has killed the servants who assassinated Duncan. The pinces sense...

A Trap for Banquo (2017 Radio, Video)

aka: BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 5

Series

Macbeth

The noble Lord Macduff is conspicuous by his absence from a banquet to celebrate Macbeth’s coronation. Plagued by guilt, Lady Macbeth becomes concerned that her husband has developed a tasted for ruthless...

Something Wicked This Way Comes (2017 Radio, Video)

aka: BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 6

Series

Macbeth

Macbeth finds the Weird Sisters and much needed assurance when they reveal that he cannot be killed by ‘any man born of woman’. They also tell him that he should beware of Macduff and that he will be...

Preparing for Battle (2017 Radio, Video)

aka: BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 7

Series

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth is so disturbed by events that she starts to walk in her sleep but Macbeth is dismissive of his wife’s anguish. Following the assurances of the Weird Sisters, Macbeth feels invincible....

Shakespeare Republic: Edmund (2017 Video)

aka: Shakespeare Republic: Season 2 Episode 2

Series

Shakespeare Repuplic

Director

Sally McLean

Producer

Sally McLean; Billy Smedley

Played by Falon Ryan, Edmund is plagued by notions of legitimacy as she tries to establish her place in the world.

Shakespeare Republic: Thomas More (2017 Video)

aka: Shakespeare Republic: Season 2 Episode 3

Series

Shakespeare Repuplic

Director

Sally McLean

Producer

Sally McLean; Billy Smedley

Played by Christopher Kirby, Thomas More pleads to members of parliament to guard their souls against the retribution that must surely come should they decide to support the desire of Henry VIII to have a...

Shakespeare Republic: Viola (2017 Video)

aka: Shakespeare Republic: Season 2 Episode 4

Series

Shakespeare Repuplic

Director

Sally McLean

Producer

Sally McLean; Billy Smedley

Nadine Garner plays Viola - a woman caught up in a game of love that becomes tricky to navigate as genders ebb and flow.