Can honor set a leg? Are gluttony and drunkenness ever virtues? And just how many capons and slain enemies will it take to settle the immortal question of who should be King of England? In this week’s episode, Will and James debate the relative merits and demerits of Sir John Falstaff and Sir Henry Hotspur, how wars evolve differently depending whether they are caused by fear, honor, and interest, and parallels between The Iliad, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Shakespeare’s canon. // CREDITS // Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous); Outro Music: Jon Sayles, “Saltarello” (composed by anonymous); Illustrative Excerpts: “The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part 1,” dir. Richard Eyre (2012); “Henry IV, Part 1,” dir. Dominic Dromgoole (2010); John Gielgud, "The Ages of Man" (1966); The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, "The First Part of King Henry IV," dir Richard Graham, Philip Hanson, and Angus Bowmer (1960)
