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Shakespeare Retold

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Shakespeare’s plays inspire a collection of stories by leading children’s writers.

Ten of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays become the inspiration for a collection of stories by leading children’s writers and read by some famous voices.

Ten of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays become the inspiration for a collection of stories by leading children’s writers and read by some famous voices. Writers include Frank Cottrell Boyce, Pamela Butchart and Jamila Gavin; readers include Simon Callow, Shirley Henderson and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Shakespeare Retold: All for a pound of flesh

BBC School Radio - Shakespeare Retold - All for a pound of flesh

All for a pound of flesh

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A short story by Jamila Gavin, inspired by The Merchant of Venice. Read by Jez Edwards

In this adaptation, the story is told through the eyes of a young slave boy who realises that, to most, he is as invisible as ‘a dog or a goat’. It is a faithful and detailed re-telling which raises some very interesting questions about freedom, slavery and humanity.
A short story by Jamila Gavin, inspired by The Merchant of Venice. Read by Jez Edwards.

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