Martin Handley presents Radio 3's breakfast show live from Stratford-upon-Avon for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. The guest is Shakespeare expert Andrew Dickson. Show more
James Jolly presents a personal choice of music connected with Shakespeare, including Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Felix Woyrsch's Hamlet Overture. Show more
From Stratford-upon-Avon, Suzy Klein presents pianist Ashley Wass performing music inspired by some of Shakespeare's most popular plays. With Prokofiev, Smetana and Beethoven. Show more
As part of Radio 3's weekend of Shakespeare commemorations, Michael Berkeley is joined by scholar Jonathan Bate, who talks about his passion for music inspired by Shakespeare. Show more
Student actors from the Shakespeare Institute perform prose and poetry on the theme of youth. Live from Radio 3's pop-up studio in Stratford-upon-Avon. Show more
The choir Ex Cathedra performs a special concert of English and Italian madrigals celebrating the explosion of interest in singing in England during Shakespeare's lifetime. Show more
From Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, with the Chamber Choir and Orchestra of the Swan. Show more
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. With Bruce O'Neill talking about about singing at the RSC, plus the Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Choir and a new work by Dobrinka Tabakova. Show more
Actors Rory Kinnear and Adjoa Andoh join musicians including baritone Roderick Williams in celebrating Shakespeare's legacy in theatre and the art of acting. Show more
The story of seven of the original 750 copies of Shakespeare's First Folio to learn how it helped make his reputation as our national poet and turned him into an international star. Show more
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Robert Lindsay, Oliver Chris and Gwilym Lee star in Nick Warburton's new play re-imagining Shakespeare's last day. What do his visitors want? And who is the man with bloody hands? Show more
A programme of songs and guitar pieces given by Claire Lefilliatre (soprano) and Vincent Dumestre (baroque guitar and theorbo), introduced by Simon Heighes. Show more
In response to Shakespeare's Sonnet 154, Zodwa Nyoni's drama about a solicitor who becomes involved in someone else's love life when she overhears an argument. Reader: Maxine Peake. Show more
Music by Finzi. Christopher Maltman (baritone) and the BBC SSO in Let Us Garlands Bring. English Symphony Orchestra under William Boughton in the suite from Love's Labour's Lost. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents Shakespeare-inspired music, featuring the West German Radio Chorus. Show more
