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The Shakespeare Sessions Podcast
Your one-stop shop for all things Shakespeare. Catch A-List casts in brand new audio versions of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, plus documentaries from the brightest minds on the bard’s life and work.
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Who is Falstaff?
Sun 26 Apr 2020
Toby Jones on playing the boisterous and fun-loving knight Falstaff in Henry IV Part 1
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Full Length Play: Henry IV Part 1
Sun 26 Apr 2020
A raucous history play about a wayward Prince. Stars Toby Jones as the unruly Falstaff.
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Full Length Play: Othello
Tue 21 Apr 2020
An updated version of Shakespeare's famous tragedy set in an imagined near future
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Othello: What it means to be a Moor
Tue 21 Apr 2020
Dr Islam Issa recaps events in the 1600s that influenced the character of Othello
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Coriolanus: A tragic hero
Thu 9 May 2019
A whistle-stop tour through Ancient Rome with writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes.
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Exit Burbage
Mon 23 Jul 2018
A journey to discover how crucial actor Richard Burbage was to Shakespeare
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My Own Shakespeare: Gareth Malone and Margaret Drabble
Wed 11 Jul 2018
Gareth Malone and Margaret Drabble on strength and nature
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My Own Shakespeare: Zoe Wanamaker and Jim Al-Khalili
Wed 4 Jul 2018
Zoe Wanamaker on the world of play and Jim Al-Khalili on staying rational.
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Looking For The Moor
Mon 2 Jul 2018
Hugh Quarshie on Othello’s blackness. Is the character coherent? Is the play racist?
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My Own Shakespeare: David Hare and Martha Kearney
Wed 27 Jun 2018
David Hare and Martha Kearney on deviant psychology and fancy dress
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My Own Shakespeare: Jools Holland and Kwame Kwei-Armah
Wed 20 Jun 2018
Jools Holland on Falstaff & Kwame Kwei-Armah on falling in love with someone’s story
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First Folio Road Trip
Mon 18 Jun 2018
Shopaholic noblemen, a love library, a priceless book sold. The First Folio's journey.
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My Own Shakespeare: Stephen Fry and Hilary Mantel
Wed 13 Jun 2018
Stephen Fry and Hilary Mantel bring us the Shakespearean speeches closest to their hearts
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The Art of Storytelling
Wed 6 Jun 2018
Plot and pattern, shape and story. Emma Smith’s take on Shakespeare’s skilful touch.
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My Own Shakespeare: Benjamin Zephaniah and Rowan Williams
Wed 6 Jun 2018
Benjamin Zephaniah and Rowan Williams share their favourite Shakespearean moments
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