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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...
Radio series. First in a series of lectures by the actor John Bell. Here he looks at the observations about life made by Shakespeare in his work.
Reflecting on his travels and encounters around the Arab world, ‘New Generation Thinker’ Islam Issa (Birmingham City University) discusses how canonical English writers (Shakespeare and Milton) creep...
Radio broadcast. Professor Nandini Das explores what happened to the clown Will Kemp when he left Shakespeare’s acting Company, The Lord Chamberlain’s men, and set out in 1599 on a wagered Morris dance,...
Radio programme. Melvyn Bragg and guests Professor Katherine Duncan-Jones, Professor John Sutherland and textual scholar Grace Ioppolo examine what we do know about the life of William Shakespeare. How was...
Suzanne Hill talks with John Bashford, Head of Acting at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) about Shakespeare’s life and work.
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...
Radio series. Third and last in a series of lectures by the actor John Bell. Here he explores Shakespeare’s depiction of women.
Radio broadcast. Andrew Dickson profiles the actor Richard Burbage, who starred in many of Shakespeare’s plays when first performed. Now forgotten, he was a huge star in his day and many of Shakespeare’s...
Professor Emma Smith looks at how Shakespeare shapes his plots.
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