Season 6
May 27, 2024
William of Stratford Part 3: ‘Would I Were in an Alehouse in London’
The lost years of Shakespeare’s early life have given space for some myths and legends to grow over the centuries, before we can trace a few facts of his early life in London. The myth of Shakespeare and the Crab-tree. The m…
May 20, 2024
Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: A Conversation with Katherine Scheil
Episode 119: For this episode I’m very pleased to welcome Katherine Sheil, Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. Katherine is Author of several books about Shakespeare, but today we particularly talk about he…
May 13, 2024
William of Stratford Part 2: 'He Wears The Rose of Youth Upon Him'
Episode 118: Shakespeare's youth, his school days, religious life and marriage. A couple of corrections to the last episode on John Shakespeare The Shakespeare family's domestic set up. Religion and the life of a child in th…
April 29, 2024
William of Stratford Part 1: 'To You Your Father Should Be As a God’
Episode 117: ‘To you your father should be as a God’. - A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Act 1 Scene 1 The first of a series of episodes covering the biography of William of Stratford. Richard Shakespeare – William’s…
April 15, 2024
Shakespeare In His Time
Episode 116: As an introduction to the season on Shakespeare this episode gives a timeline of events in Shakespeare's life. The focus is on the best estimates for the dates of all his plays and the reasons for those estimate…
April 8, 2024
Dionysus and Xanthias: The First Double Act
Episode 115: A dive back into Ancient Greek theatre with a look at 'The Frogs' by Aristophanes. A recap on the life and plays of Aristophanes. A summary of the plot of the play. Analysis of the main points raised by the play…
April 1, 2024
From the English Renaissance to Shakespeare and Jonson
Episode 114: As an introduction to season six of the podcast in the first part of this episode I lay out the aims for the next season and the approach I will be taking to the monoliths of early English theatre tha tare Shake…