The Essay | Shakespeare 400 – Undiscovered Countries – Shakespeare and the Nation
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.
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The Verb | Shakespeare and the Future
Ian McMillan celebrates what Shakespeare can tell future generations - about animals, sound, performance and language. With actor Paterson Joseph, grime poet and writer Debris Stevenson, Verb regular Kate Fox and Prof Todd Borlick from the University of Huddersfield.
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Free Thinking | Shakespeare's Women
As the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust embarks on a year of events marking the 'women who made Shakespeare', Anne McElvoy hears about new research into Ellen Terry and Marie Corelli.