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The EssayThe Death and Life of Christopher MarloweEpisodes

  1. Today21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Metamorphoses

    3/10Jerry Brotton visits Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where Kit Marlowe studied.

  2. Tomorrow21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Mighty Line

    4/10Jerry Brotton explores Tamburlaine and Kit Marlowe’s ‘mighty line’.

  3. Friday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Merchant of Malta

    5/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's dark inspiration for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

  4. Monday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Enter Ghost

    6/10Jerry Brotton reveals the enduring influence of Marlowe on Shakespeare.

  5. Next Tuesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    His Dark Arts

    7/10Jerry Brotton explores the dark side of Kit Marlowe's Dr Faustus.

  6. Next Wednesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Mad About the Boy

    8/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's taboo-breaking play Edward II.

  7. Next Thursday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Becoming the Story

    9/10Jerry Brotton explores Kit Marlowe's last play The Massacre at Paris.

  8. Fri 1 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Reckoning

    10/10Jerry Brotton returns to Deptford to investigate the claims that Kit Marlowe was murdered.