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Shakespeare’s maths

Author Rob Eastaway on the numbers in William Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets

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AWilliam Shakespeare might well rank as the most influential writer in the English language. But it seems he also had a knack for numbers.

Rob Eastaway, author of Much Ado about Numbers, tells Tim Harford about the simple maths that brings Shakespeare’s work to life.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Readings: Stella Harford and Jordan Dunbar
Producer: Beth Ashmead-Latham
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: James Beard
Editor: Richard Vadon

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