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The Shakespeare SessionsEpisodes

  1. Who is Falstaff?

    Toby Jones on playing the boisterous and fun-loving knight Falstaff in Henry IV Part 1

  2. Welcome to Shakespeare on 3

    Welcome to this new BBC podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.

  3. Welcome to Shakespeare on 3

    Welcome to this new BBC podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.

  4. The Merchant of Venice

    Andrew Scott, Hayley Atwell & Colin Morgan star in Shakespeare's tale of debt & suspicion

  5. The Art of Storytelling

    Plot and pattern, shape and story. Emma Smith’s take on Shakespeare’s skilful touch.

  6. Shakespeare: For And Against

    Mark Ravenhill asks: is Shakespeare really all that?

  7. Othello: What it means to be a Moor

    Dr Islam Issa recaps events in the 1600s that influenced the character of Othello

  8. My Own Shakespeare: Zoe Wanamaker and Jim Al-Khalili

    Zoe Wanamaker on the world of play and Jim Al-Khalili on staying rational.

  9. My Own Shakespeare: Stephen Fry and Hilary Mantel

    Stephen Fry and Hilary Mantel bring us the Shakespearean speeches closest to their hearts

  10. My Own Shakespeare: Jools Holland and Kwame Kwei-Armah

    Jools Holland on Falstaff & Kwame Kwei-Armah on falling in love with someone’s story

  11. My Own Shakespeare: Gareth Malone and Margaret Drabble

    Gareth Malone and Margaret Drabble on strength and nature

  12. My Own Shakespeare: David Hare and Martha Kearney

    David Hare and Martha Kearney on deviant psychology and fancy dress

  13. My Own Shakespeare: Benjamin Zephaniah and Rowan Williams

    Benjamin Zephaniah and Rowan Williams share their favourite Shakespearean moments

  14. Measure for Measure

    by William Shakespeare - a play about religion, surveillance, coercion, sex and power.

  15. Looking For The Moor

    Hugh Quarshie on Othello’s blackness. Is the character coherent? Is the play racist?

  16. Full Length Play: The Winter's Tale

    Comedy, tragedy, magic, mystery. And exiting “pursued by a bear”.

  17. Full Length Play: The Two Noble Kinsmen

    Shakespeare's final tragicomedy co-written with John Fletcher

  18. Full Length Play: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

    Disguises, betrayal and friendship in one of Shakespeare's earliest plays

  19. Full Length Play: The Merchant of Venice

    Set in the 2008 financial crash. Andrew Scott, Hayley Atwell & Colin Morgan star.

  20. Full Length Play: Othello

    An updated version of Shakespeare's famous tragedy set in an imagined near future

  21. Full Length Play: Measure for Measure

    Religion, surveillance, sex, power. Shakespeare’s last comedy, starring Paul Higgins

  22. Full Length Play: King Lear

    Ian McDiarmid stars in this explosive tragedy about an old king with a big problem.

  23. Full Length Play: Julius Caesar

    The original political thriller.

  24. Full Length Play: Henry IV Part 1

    A raucous history play about a wayward Prince. Stars Toby Jones as the unruly Falstaff.

  25. Full Length Play: Coriolanus

    A penetrating portrayal of political turmoil.

  26. Full Length Play: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Creep into the forest this midsummer with a fantastical comedy. Warning: contains faeries

  27. First Folio Road Trip

    Shopaholic noblemen, a love library, a priceless book sold. The First Folio's journey.

  28. Exit Burbage

    A journey to discover how crucial actor Richard Burbage was to Shakespeare

  29. Coriolanus: A tragic hero

    A whistle-stop tour through Ancient Rome with writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes.