In Christopher Marlowe's emotionally rich 1590s play, Toby Jones stars as a weak king in thrall to his passions, who pays the ultimate price for putting his heart before his political responsibilities.

By Christopher Marlowe. Toby Jones stars in a portrait of a king in thrall to his passions, who pays the ultimate price for choosing his heart over his political responsibilities. Show more

Radio producer Julian May has been making poetry programmes for two decades and his own poems have appeared in magazines, anthologies and a single slim volume. Assessing the changing nature of the art. May talks to publishers, literary historians, poets and their readers to investigate the relationship between poetry and its audience through the ages. Producer Julian May