Lodger, The: Shakespeare on Silver Street

Synopsis

5-part serialised reading of Charles Nicholl’s book The Lodger: Shakespeare on Silver Street. Marshalling evidence from a wide variety of sources, including the previously unknown documentary material, Nicholls asks what the untold story of a Jacobean court case reveals about the daily life of Shakespeare as he wrote such plays as Othello, Measure for Measure, and King Lear. Read by Imogen Stubbs.

Series

Book of the Week

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Keywords

biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Writer

Charles Nicholl

Cast

Imogen Stubbs

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)