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Short History Of...ShakespeareNo single writer has shaped the way we speak and think more than William Shakespeare. Whether we’re being cruel to be kind, wearing our hearts on our sleeves, or spotting the green eye’d monster — it’s almost impossible to use the English language without quoting him. But who was Shakespeare? What vaulting ambition drove a young writer from a sleepy town to stardom in London? Was he born great or did he have greatness thrust upon him?This is a Short History of William Shakespeare.Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Dr Anjna Ch...
2023-01-0156 min
Shakespeare's Pants9: Christmas SpecialIn this festive episode, I ask lots of wonderful people all about early modern Christmas and how it impacted domestic life. We cover everything from clothes to music, entertainment, fasting and feasting, and even a bit of decorating! For a Christmas treat, we hear from Brett Dolman, Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, as well as the wonderful Roxanne Bennis, living historian Esme Wise, historian Nic Fulcher, and literary scholar, Dr. Joan Fitzpatrick. Listen, enjoy and be merry!
2021-12-231h 00Shakespeare's PantsChristmas Special TeaserIntroducing the Christmas Special! Filled with fun and informative explorations of all things festive in the early modern period. The episode goes live on December 23rd.
2021-12-1700 min
Miller Literary PodcastsShakespeare GaveledShakespeare Gaveled is a Shakespeare analysis podcast that follows a true-crime podcast genre. This allows for a more approachable and explorative analysis. The podcast is run by host and writer Remington Miller, a UA Little Rock senior English and Journalism major. This episode follows a question about the villains in the Measure for Measure, offering a contemporary analysis, and questions about authority. Miller wants to offer special thanks to her William G. Jr. Cooper Honors program mentor and advisor, Dr. Kris McAbee. Show Notes References:Bertram, Benjamin. “Measure for Measure and the Discourse of Husbandry.” Modern Philology.Vol. 110, no. 4, The Universi...
2021-12-0824 minShakespeare's Pants8. FitnessIn this episode, Anjna talks all things fitness: body and mind! We learn all about the power of music and dance with former Director of Music at Shakespeare's Globe, Bill Barclay, and historian, Roxanne Bennis. The social and cultural signficiance of exercise is covered by Dr. Eleanor Rycroft and the marvellous Dr. Sara Read (whose book about Gossips is defo where it's at!). Voicework is from Tim Atkinson, Will Harrison-Wallace, Jonathan McGarrity, Constanza Ruff, Neil Hancock, Sarah Horner and Rich Bunn.Thou shalt follow me on the Ter of Twits thusly: @ShakespearesPa2
2021-07-0136 minShakespeare's Pants7. FoodIn this episode, we learn all about meal times, cutlery, dining etiquette, what people were eating and where it came from, as well as concerns over snacking and sugar! Fascinating insights from Prof. Rebecca Earle, Dr. Joan Fitzpatrick, Esme Wise, Amie Bolissian, and Dr. Sara Read, with gorgeous voice performances from Rich Bunn, Tim Atkinson, Will Harrison-Wallace, and Neil Hancock. Please do rate and review my pod if you can, and head over to Twitter land where you can contact me @ShakespearesPa2. Thank you so very much for listening, folks!
2021-06-1732 minShakespeare's Pants6. Beauty and HairThis episode is all about the world of beauty in early modern England. What counted as beautiful in the period, and how did people keep themselves looking fabulous? I also discuss hair, beards and how all of this manifests itself in Shakespeare's plays. Absolutely packed with insight from Dr. Edith Snook, Dr. Eleanor Rycroft, Dr. Alun Withy, Esme Wise and the glorious voices of Rich Bunn, Tim Atkinson, Sarah Horner, Donald Craigie, Neil Hancock, Will Harrison-Wallace, and Jonathan McGarrity. Get thee to Twitter, anon: @ShakespearesPa2
2021-06-0334 min
Museums n'ThatDel Boy of Early Modern StratfordWould you snog Othello? We've always asked the truly important questions, and this series will be no different.We're back! We've got wonderful guests! We're still on zoom and we still hate it! For this first episode of series 3, Meg and Sara chat to Anjna Chouhan off of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, who has 2 - 2! - of her own podcasts: Shakespeare Alive and Shakespeare's Pants. Anjna patiently answers our silly little questions, like: are there any of Shakespeare's possessions still kicking about? What does it feel like sending emails every day from the place where...
2021-05-2147 minShakespeare's Pants5. Pregnancy and ChildbirthThis episode is all about the experience of getting and being pregnant, as well as the process of childbirth. Lots of fantastic insight from Lorna Giltrow-Shaw, Dr. Hannah Lilley, Amie Bolissian, Dr. Sara Read, Lesley Smith and Dr. Tara Hamling. Featuring the beautiful voices of Richard Bunn, Sarah Horner and Tim Atkinson.
2021-05-2026 minShakespeare's Pants4. SexThis episode is all about how the various institutions conceptualised sexual activity in early modern England and what the rules were. It includes words like 'dildo', 'masturbation' and involves a copper wire up a private part - so if any of this sounds awful, this won't be for you!
2021-05-0632 min
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2021-04-261h 57Shakespeare's Pants3. EvacuatingIn this episode, Anjna explores the ins and outs of emptying one's bowels and asks whether any of it was considered remotely funny during Shakespeare's lifetime. Invaluable insights from Dr Pete Smith, Dr Sara Read, Dr Tara Hamling and rollicking readings from Rich Bunn, Charlie Clee, Donald Craigie and Neil Hancock. Please rate and review my little pod where possible, and follow me on Twitter: @ShakespearesPa2.
2021-04-2227 minShakespeare's Pants2. UndergarmentsIn the second episode, Anjna discovers the world of pants. Well, what passed for undergarments in early modern England, how they were cleaned, and why any of this matters in Shakespeare's works. Wisdom from Dr Sara Read, Dr Hannah Lilley, Amie Bolissian, Nic Fulcher and Lorna Giltrow-Shaw. Voicework by Catherine Forrester, Jonathan McGarrity and Rich Bunn. Please rate and review the pod where possible, and follow me on Twitter @ShakespearesPa2.
2021-04-0822 minShakespeare's Pants1. WashingIn the first episode of Shakespeare's Pants, Anjna talks about cleaning and washing the body in early modern England, with lots of fun references to ablutions in Shakespeare's works.Insights from Dr. Sara Read, Dr. Tara Hamling, Dr. Hannah Lilley, Amie Bolissian, Lorna Giltrow-Shaw and Nic Fulcher. We also hear lots of extracts performed by Rich Bunn, Charlie Clee, Catherine Forrester, Lucy Aarden and Pete Smith.
2021-03-2527 minShakespeare's PantsEpisode One TeaserA snippet of the first episode of Shakespeare's Pants, on the subjects of washing and bathing.
2021-03-1800 min
Shakespeare AliveIntroducing Series 2 of Shakespeare AliveJoin our resident experts Drs. Paul Edmondson and Anjna Chouhan, with a series of new guests from across the globe. This time they will chat with actors, directors and scholars, hearing all about their work to keep Shakespeare alive in the twenty-first century. Support the show (https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/podcast-support)
2021-01-2000 min
Shakespeare's PantsShakespeare's Pants: TeaserIntroducing Shakespeare's Pants: a new podcast all about poop, sex, hair, and other domestic body stuff. And pants. And Shakespeare. Enjoy!
2021-01-1001 min
Let's Talk ShakespeareLet's Talk Shakespeare: Did Shakespeare Know Queen Elizabeth I?For the sixth episode of Let’s Talk Shakespeare, I asked “Did Shakespeare know Queen Elizabeth 1?”. This is something that people love to imagine, that these two icons of British culture could have had a relationship, and in this episode we look at Shakespeare's royal patronage, performance's at court and whether or not anyone could really have had a relationship with a monarch at all.
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2015-12-1317 min
Let's Talk ShakespeareLet's Talk Shakespeare: How Did Actors Learn Their Lines?For the fourth episode of Let’s Talk Shakespeare, I asked “How did actors learn their lines?”. If you were an actor in the Kings Men, your rehearsal process would have been very different from todays! In this episode I talk to my guests about cure scripts, rehearsal time, where acting companies got their costumes and sets, and who exactly would have done to the theatre.
This weeks guests include:
Professor Stanley Wells, Honorary President of the SBT
Professor Michael Dobson, Director of the Shakespeare Institute
Dr Elizabeth Dollimore, Outreach and Primary Learning Manager a the SBT
D...
2015-11-2825 min
Let's Talk ShakespeareLet's Talk Shakespeare: When Did Shakespeare go to London?For the third episode of Let’s Talk Shakespeare, I asked “When Did Shakespeare Go to London?”. There are some lost years in Shakespeare's life, one of which is the period from around 1585 until 1592 when the first reference to him as a playwright appears in print. In this episode I talk to our guests about all the myths and stories that are told around why Shakespeare set out for London, we talk about how he would have travelled and where he would have stayed, but the idea of him as a "literary commuter", travelling between London and Stratford for most o...
2015-11-2119 min
Let's Talk ShakespeareLet's Talk Shakespeare: Was Shakespeare Educated?For the first episode of Let’s Talk Shakespeare, I asked “Was Shakespeare Educated?”. This is a really interesting question that we are asked regularly and one that have to pull on lots of different sources of information to get an answer. In this episode we discuss how we know that Shakespeare went to school, where he went, what his school day would have been like and what he learned. We also think about Shakespeare and continued learner and the evidence of this in his work. Keep you ears open for a reference to Terry Pratchett!
This weeks...
2015-11-0821 min