The Shakespeare Sessions

Coriolanus: A tragic hero

A whistle-stop tour through Ancient Rome with writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes.

Exit Burbage

Imagine where we'd be without Shakespeare's plays. It's difficult to contemplate now. But it was thanks to another man that many of them were brought to life. Today, Ri

My Own Shakespeare: Gareth Malone and Margaret Drabble

Gareth Malone and Margaret Drabble on strength and nature

My Own Shakespeare: Zoe Wanamaker and Jim Al-Khalili

Zoe Wanamaker on the world of play and Jim Al-Khalili on staying rational.

Looking For The Moor

Hugh Quarshie on Othello’s blackness. Is the character coherent? Is the play racist? Hugh Quarshie is a Ghanaian-born British actor. He is a member of the Royal Shakespe

My Own Shakespeare: David Hare and Martha Kearney

David Hare and Martha Kearney on deviant psychology and fancy dress

My Own Shakespeare: Jools Holland and Kwame Kwei-Armah

Jools Holland on Falstaff & Kwame Kwei-Armah on falling in love with someone’s story

First Folio Road Trip

From London to Kent, Oxford, the Scottish borders, Suffolk, Nottinghamshire and across the channel to France, Emma Smith takes a road trip to learn more about how Shakesp

My Own Shakespeare: Stephen Fry and Hilary Mantel

Stephen Fry and Hilary Mantel bring us the Shakespearean speeches closest to their hearts

The Art of Storytelling

Prof. Emma Smith takes a closer look at Shakespeare's skills as a storyteller and how his plots, where the outcome is often signposted from the beginning, still hold audi

My Own Shakespeare: Benjamin Zephaniah and Rowan Williams

Benjamin Zephaniah and Rowan Williams share their favourite Shakespearean moments