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US variety series. This episode includes a sketch on what commercials might look like if they were written by some of the great authors: William Shakespeare (`Macbath’), William Faulkner (`A detergent...
Religion, sex and power interlace in a new radio adaptation of the last comedy written by Shakespeare. The production is introduced by Professor Julie Saunders.
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....
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...
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...
The City of London during the 2008 financial crisis provide the setting for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ with Hayley Atwell and featuring Andrew Scott in the role of Shylock.
Operatic retelling of HAMLET by composer Brett Dean and librettist Matthew Jocelyn, which had its world premiere at Glyndebourne Festival 2017. Music played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with the...
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...
Tom McKinney introduces a recording of the Vienna State Opera of Verdi’s Otello staged by Adrian Noble. Featuring Aleksandrs Antonenko as Otello, Olga Bezsmertna as Desdemona and Vladislav Sulimsky as Iago.
The play’s theme of ‘poison’ is explored, both in the physical sense of the three poisoning episodes, and in the figurative sense of subtly spreading corruption and evil.