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The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
RSC artistic director Gregory Doran on how changing words can be compunctious
  1. The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
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    The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
  2. Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
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    Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
  3. Imtiaz Dharker's In Wales, wanting to be Italian
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    Imtiaz Dharker's In Wales, wanting to be Italian
  4. Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
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    Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
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    The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
  6. Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
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    Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
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    A future President tells Americans the dollar has collapsed in Lionel Shriver's novel
  8. Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
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    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
  9. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
  10. Edna O'Brien on The Mothers of Srebrenica
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    Edna O'Brien on The Mothers of Srebrenica
  11. Claire Harman reads an extract from her book Charlotte Brontë: A Life
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    Claire Harman reads an extract from her book Charlotte Brontë: A Life
  12. Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite
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    Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite
  13. James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare's productivity
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    James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare's productivity
  14. Russell T Davies talks about diversity in his A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    Russell T Davies talks about diversity in his A Midsummer Night's Dream
  15. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
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