Scholar Sophie Duncan reveals how Shakespeare's heroines helped transform Victorian schoolgirls into Edwardian activists. Show more
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Shakespeare 400
Episode 2: Shakespeare 400: Undiscovered Countries - Shakespeare and the Nation
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Professor James Loxley explores what light Shakespeare's plays might throw on questions of national identity and the political debates that can grow up around them. Show more
The Essay
Shakespeare 400
Episode 3: Shakespeare 400: Wolf All? - Shakespeare and Food in Renaissance England
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Academic Joan Fitzpatrick explains her new research on what people ate in Shakepeare's England, discussing what food and its consumption signifies in his plays. Show more
The Essay
Shakespeare 400
Episode 4: Shakespeare 400: Freedom of Speech or 'Nothing' - King Lear and Contemporary India
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Preti Taneja considers Shakespeare's King Lear as a lens through which to view the contradictions of India today, including in areas of freedom of speech, development and activism. Show more
Siobhan Keenan explains the importance of touring to Shakespeare and the actors in his plays. She also explores his emergence as a cultural icon in England and beyond. Show more