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The play is notable, among other things, for having the time of plague as itâs setting. It is, I think, the only play from that time to do this. And that was the jumping off point for my conversation with Kay Daly who makes a welcome return to the podcast after having previously discussed Shakespeareâs and Jonsonâs world view. </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/the-alchemist-as-a-plague-comedy-a-conversation-with-kay-daly/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: The Alchemist as a Plague Comedy: A Conversation with Kay Daly"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-list pp-list--grid" style="--pp-cols: 3"> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/the-alchemist-no-countrys-mirth-is-better-than-our-own/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/FlJZO0ly3Ry9t5NU9dFoT3b_qAv1ibyvsQqSz0tSmRk/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82YzQ3MGZiNi0zNzllLTRjZTMtYWUyNy1lNWJkNWM0ZWY2NDMucG5n.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/ohkoi25YkLY71Qrb_RGeiO3WqWp095KQ9PFa0W-PFLI/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82YzQ3MGZiNi0zNzllLTRjZTMtYWUyNy1lNWJkNWM0ZWY2NDMucG5n.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/GpQFO4kg-OKtBnsekp0cFxwIR6q-eSzT6YSIttZeRVM/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82YzQ3MGZiNi0zNzllLTRjZTMtYWUyNy1lNWJkNWM0ZWY2NDMucG5n.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/HQvDdp6ZXeAv6StqW0NGXa0XVLw9tBaucAttxAfFIto/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82YzQ3MGZiNi0zNzllLTRjZTMtYWUyNy1lNWJkNWM0ZWY2NDMucG5n.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/FlJZO0ly3Ry9t5NU9dFoT3b_qAv1ibyvsQqSz0tSmRk/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82YzQ3MGZiNi0zNzllLTRjZTMtYWUyNy1lNWJkNWM0ZWY2NDMucG5n.webp" width="380" height="380" alt="The Alchemist: âNo Countryâs Mirth is Better Than Our Ownâ" title="The Alchemist: âNo Countryâs Mirth is Better Than Our Ownâ" class="" style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="eager" fetchpriority="high"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number"> 121 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> Sept. 27, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/the-alchemist-no-countrys-mirth-is-better-than-our-own/">The Alchemist: âNo Countryâs Mirth is Better Than Our Ownâ</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 234: In 1610 Ben Jonson was penning what is often considered to be his most comic of comedies. Johnson was well into his middle age, being thirty-eight years old in 1610 and had several years of producing masques for the court behind him, but with the initial failure of âEpiceneâ the previous year on the public stage still, no doubt, ringing in his ears. How much that failure influenced Jonson to turn to high comedy in âThe Alchemistâ is difficult to say but the play is still one p </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/the-alchemist-no-countrys-mirth-is-better-than-our-own/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: The Alchemist: âNo Countryâs Mirth is Better Than Our Ownâ"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/if-this-be-magic-translating-shakespeare-a-conversation-with-daniel-hahn/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/6lDZ4n0gFUsfhTZkYtCbeCvs9zBtmXVXKmztrZKQxik/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wOTliMzllYS04NDJjLTQ4NDMtOWEzZi0xY2M0M2M2ZmRiZmEuanBn.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/KntHwrtZUzhi5tVvA0LYP9pFLGTTkepQfPK2z-VRbSM/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wOTliMzllYS04NDJjLTQ4NDMtOWEzZi0xY2M0M2M2ZmRiZmEuanBn.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/Rlwm3lTRUYdvvJbMRSuAFnvpXboZWyHvJ3aUBjFCTkA/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wOTliMzllYS04NDJjLTQ4NDMtOWEzZi0xY2M0M2M2ZmRiZmEuanBn.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/C3r7CI6cX1lSTc2Tt4hWubiT06cMUjBAeexw_4Rd8zc/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wOTliMzllYS04NDJjLTQ4NDMtOWEzZi0xY2M0M2M2ZmRiZmEuanBn.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/6lDZ4n0gFUsfhTZkYtCbeCvs9zBtmXVXKmztrZKQxik/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wOTliMzllYS04NDJjLTQ4NDMtOWEzZi0xY2M0M2M2ZmRiZmEuanBn.webp" width="380" height="380" alt="If This Be Magic â Translating Shakespeare: A Conversation with Daniel Hahn" title="If This Be Magic â Translating Shakespeare: A Conversation with Daniel Hahn" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number"> 120 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> Sept. 20, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/if-this-be-magic-translating-shakespeare-a-conversation-with-daniel-hahn/">If This Be Magic â Translating Shakespeare: A Conversation with Daniel Hahn</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 233: Did you know that in 2023 you could have seen the play at Shakespeareâs Globe theatre in London presented in Juba Arabic using a translation by Joseph Abuk which he had produced for the South Sudan Theatre Company in 2011? Cymbeline like all Shakespeare plays has been translated and performed in many languages and productions and publications using translations account for a large part of global reach. In his book âIf This Be Magicâ Daniel Hahn explores the world of translatin </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/if-this-be-magic-translating-shakespeare-a-conversation-with-daniel-hahn/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: If This Be Magic â Translating Shakespeare: A Conversation with Daniel Hahn"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/cymbeline-tis-slander-whose-edge-is-sharper-than-the-sword/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/D21uUaT8OKiyk3Wb5O8x7ivd4SeCj9Dc7VjjUfS0gOg/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy85YzdmMWE2ZC04MTAyLTQ2YTUtODFkMi1lOWU4MmFiNzg3ZjYuanBn.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/OJdZ80dfTrpS6EjJ6qrVJuW6skGfXdZUB62jihHzfas/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy85YzdmMWE2ZC04MTAyLTQ2YTUtODFkMi1lOWU4MmFiNzg3ZjYuanBn.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/GGetvsjUDr8iQLIYjQJXYN003U-mMWFA0r47oIi3HVQ/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy85YzdmMWE2ZC04MTAyLTQ2YTUtODFkMi1lOWU4MmFiNzg3ZjYuanBn.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/UYa1-JqzPnEG0qTzomcNmW0yr31Ns9VP4Z91xZwGckk/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy85YzdmMWE2ZC04MTAyLTQ2YTUtODFkMi1lOWU4MmFiNzg3ZjYuanBn.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/D21uUaT8OKiyk3Wb5O8x7ivd4SeCj9Dc7VjjUfS0gOg/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy85YzdmMWE2ZC04MTAyLTQ2YTUtODFkMi1lOWU4MmFiNzg3ZjYuanBn.webp" width="380" height="380" alt="Cymbeline: 'Tis Slander, Whose Edge is Sharper Than the Swordâ" title="Cymbeline: 'Tis Slander, Whose Edge is Sharper Than the Swordâ" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number">
20 119 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> Sept. 13, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/cymbeline-tis-slander-whose-edge-is-sharper-than-the-sword/">Cymbeline: 'Tis Slander, Whose Edge is Sharper Than the Swordâ</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 232: Although âCoriolanusâ is officially Shakespeareâs last Roman tragedy his next play, âCymbelineâ, is set in the Roman period, but in England, and suggests that Shakespeare was still deeply attracted to Roman history, although in this case his plundering of Roman history was not directly from Plutarch, but another of his favourite sources. There are some themes in âCymbelineâ that you will find familiar from âCoriolanusâ and will encounter again in âThe Tempestâ, but once again </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/cymbeline-tis-slander-whose-edge-is-sharper-than-the-sword/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: Cymbeline: 'Tis Slander, Whose Edge is Sharper Than the Swordâ"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/death-by-shakespeare-a-conversation-with-kathryn-harkup/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/KkM9gbxUnRs5DiLdAWVKE1jEoaf5CByiINFdbNUmcu0/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83YTg0NzM0ZS1lNzUyLTQ4MTUtYTBhNC0zYmMyMmVlN2FhN2QuanBn.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/5_xSntd6_stDWtwpZqLMdZfwHsrMW7GVanAZ8efvDAo/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83YTg0NzM0ZS1lNzUyLTQ4MTUtYTBhNC0zYmMyMmVlN2FhN2QuanBn.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/HSlvUmhu4iyjvtCTPSGwTrYhOcI-KuyV2zavBPNgd8k/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83YTg0NzM0ZS1lNzUyLTQ4MTUtYTBhNC0zYmMyMmVlN2FhN2QuanBn.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/iA7WvuFMWh9_IQvoG56SBb1PSAMlotffF87nE2Ha-FE/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83YTg0NzM0ZS1lNzUyLTQ4MTUtYTBhNC0zYmMyMmVlN2FhN2QuanBn.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/KkM9gbxUnRs5DiLdAWVKE1jEoaf5CByiINFdbNUmcu0/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83YTg0NzM0ZS1lNzUyLTQ4MTUtYTBhNC0zYmMyMmVlN2FhN2QuanBn.webp" width="380" height="380" alt="Death by Shakespeare: A Conversation with Kathryn Harkup" title="Death by Shakespeare: A Conversation with Kathryn Harkup" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number"> 118 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> Sept. 6, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/death-by-shakespeare-a-conversation-with-kathryn-harkup/">Death by Shakespeare: A Conversation with Kathryn Harkup</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 231: Shakespeare in noted for the diversity of deaths in the plays and the way that he represents the mechanics of those deaths. My guest for this episode has written a book on this very subject, âDeath by Shakespeareâ, whoâs subtitle âSnakebites, Stabbings and Broken Heartsâ, gives just a hint of that diversity. In the book Kathryn Harkup casts a scientific eye over the varied and creative ways that Shakespeareâs characters die and both questions and admires the accuracy of the portr </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/death-by-shakespeare-a-conversation-with-kathryn-harkup/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: Death by Shakespeare: A Conversation with Kathryn Harkup"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/coriolanus-what-is-the-city-but-the-people/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/5Bfy3ymcCyoqtCy3VQMXqdj8MWTKzu1IULJsxYO5Xao/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8xNTI4ZDJkMy1mODJjLTRjZDQtYmI5OC1kOTYyMWYwNjAxY2YucG5n.webp 480w, 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but the People?â" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number"> 117 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> Aug. 30, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/coriolanus-what-is-the-city-but-the-people/">Coriolanus: âWhat is the City but the People?â</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 230: Shakespeare probably did not realise it, but his next offering would be his last tragedy and his last Roman play, but for this one he reached back into a much earlier Rome than the world of Caesar, Mark Anthony and Cleopatra that he had previously mined. âCoriolanusâ, the choice of the story of the legendary Caius Martius, a 5th century BC Roman general who was both fated and vilified during his political career and who was also known for his antipathy towards a hungry Roman popu </div> <div 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<div class="pp-card-date card-text"> Aug. 16, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/shakespeare-on-sex-a-conversation-with-marc-berley/">Shakespeare on Sex: A Conversation with Marc Berley</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 229: It has been long recognised that Shakespeare included a lot of sex references in his plays, many of which are now quite obscure to the modern viewer. Recently a book called âShakespeare on Sexâ caught my eye and I had an entertaining time reading it and thinking on the different perspective it offers on Shakespeare when seen through the lens of how Shakespeare thought about sex for his plays. I was very pleased when author Marc Berley agreed to come on the podcast to dis </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/shakespeare-on-sex-a-conversation-with-marc-berley/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: Shakespeare on Sex: A Conversation with Marc Berley"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/epicene-silence-in-a-woman-is-like-speech-in-a-man/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/GhSMVMnkUkXeBxJlWXizpYNcyPiIoENWkCJMYUe7w14/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy80OTllN
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It had been three years since Jonson had written for the public stage, which is not to say that his last play âVolponeâ was not a success, but he was occupied with producing masques for the King and the court, working with Inigo Jones, which a much more profitable endeavour for him personally than ano </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/epicene-silence-in-a-woman-is-like-speech-in-a-man/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: Epicene: âSilence in a Woman is Like Speech in a Manâ"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/lighting-the-indoor-theatre-a-conversation-with-nic-brownlee/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/pY3IQ36z5OESLTyqZkBkA15zaImjRhFJFfAZn0wFkTw/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83ZmVhMzlmMC03ZjdhLTRlYzUtYTQ1NC1lY2JiNmI3ZjhhOWIuanBn.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/BRpqvRPLWqbvpuI__4wE7CF4psCy3t2Qe0NVA4f9vIY/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83ZmVhMzlmMC03ZjdhLTRlYzUtYTQ1NC1lY2JiNmI3ZjhhOWIuanBn.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/YgOucQUwUWS2Oh7pwxnf6iKJ57EBGUg94bzrSsJNy9o/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83ZmVhMzlmMC03ZjdhLTRlYzUtYTQ1NC1lY2JiNmI3ZjhhOWIuanBn.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/ueDhD9dFvV-wLhmdOml2cVyVmsaWwkx7zNBw_H2SJPs/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83ZmVhMzlmMC03ZjdhLTRlYzUtYTQ1NC1lY2JiNmI3ZjhhOWIuanBn.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/pY3IQ36z5OESLTyqZkBkA15zaImjRhFJFfAZn0wFkTw/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy83ZmVhMzlmMC03ZjdhLTRlYzUtYTQ1NC1lY2JiNmI3ZjhhOWIuanBn.webp" width="380" height="380" alt="Lighting the Indoor Theatre: A Conversation with Nic Brownlee" title="Lighting the Indoor Theatre: A Conversation with Nic Brownlee" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number"> 114 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> Aug. 2, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/lighting-the-indoor-theatre-a-conversation-with-nic-brownlee/">Lighting the Indoor Theatre: A Conversation with Nic Brownlee</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 227: One of the questions that immediately arises when we consider the indoor theatres is how they were lit, although there are also many other questions about how performing indoors was informed by the experience of the touring companies and how it changed the nature of playing itself. Very early in my journey through Shakespeare for the podcast I met Nic Brownlee who was then in the throes of completing his study into indoor theatre lighting, so the idea for this episode ha </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/lighting-the-indoor-theatre-a-conversation-with-nic-brownlee/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: Lighting the Indoor Theatre: A Conversation with Nic Brownlee"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/pericles-tis-time-to-fear-when-tyrants-seem-to-kiss/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/_4mkpMCSHjFCsGy3D1HNgriM12uaYwranw4JMOHX4Ms/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wYzVmZmE1Zi02M2UwLTRhMTAtOWMyNi00MWJkMzZlMmM5NGEucG5n.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/NpaqYi3EZHhH-sAc7S7wWNDwmCg9LkIIkEseHBg81iY/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wYzVmZmE1Zi02M2UwLTRhMTAtOWMyNi00MWJkMzZlMmM5NGEucG5n.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/Cw1Kje1skVmTHwi0jCfXHGtBfc3zdPng0FdFEjwcK6w/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wYzVmZmE1Zi02M2UwLTRhMTAtOWMyNi00MWJkMzZlMmM5NGEucG5n.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/f2AYqxBB4SZ02AL873Wk7Gz-WRYoI78mN6c9OPTEsJg/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wYzVmZmE1Zi02M2UwLTRhMTAtOWMyNi00MWJkMzZlMmM5NGEucG5n.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/_4mkpMCSHjFCsGy3D1HNgriM12uaYwranw4JMOHX4Ms/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wYzVmZmE1Zi02M2UwLTRhMTAtOWMyNi00MWJkMzZlMmM5NGEucG5n.webp" width="380" height="380" alt="Pericles: âTis time to fear when tyrants seem to kissâ" title="Pericles: âTis time to fear when tyrants seem to kissâ" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number"> 113 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> July 26, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/pericles-tis-time-to-fear-when-tyrants-seem-to-kiss/">Pericles: âTis time to fear when tyrants seem to kissâ</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 226: Last time I took you through Macbeth, still one of Shakespeareâs most performed plays, but now we come to one that is rarely seen and vies with âKing Johnâ, âTwo Noble Kinsmanâ and âTimon of Athensâ as the least performed Shakespeare play. âPericlesâ is also a play that did not appear in the first folio and in fact did n
20ot make it into a folio edition until 1664 with the second printing of the third folio. More of that history in a moment, but it certainly raises interesting q </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/pericles-tis-time-to-fear-when-tyrants-seem-to-kiss/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: Pericles: âTis time to fear when tyrants seem to kissâ"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/shakespeare-and-biblical-allusion-a-conversation-with-paul-fried-part-2/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/sturFbFHpltK-VkMJUGXroEIV4NtD0PA5WCgPxIkOc4/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82ZjRhNTVlNC0yNWVkLTRjY2MtODdjOC04NzQ4MzA3ODg5MzEuanBlZw.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/8XvkrXJD_0crvK2XCNevage1cs-MzOqogWtQYMPemwk/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82ZjRhNTVlNC0yNWVkLTRjY2MtODdjOC04NzQ4MzA3ODg5MzEuanBlZw.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/BNx-VOVjjgFmV6hwZ5KJIZSFVH6n-Plf4Br53OehVmQ/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82ZjRhNTVlNC0yNWVkLTRjY2MtODdjOC04NzQ4MzA3ODg5MzEuanBlZw.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/Uctr_5ZXSBelcCd85pX7oVmmHi-zKVA2H6rUuGtN_RY/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82ZjRhNTVlNC0yNWVkLTRjY2MtODdjOC04NzQ4MzA3ODg5MzEuanBlZw.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/sturFbFHpltK-VkMJUGXroEIV4NtD0PA5WCgPxIkOc4/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy82ZjRhNTVlNC0yNWVkLTRjY2MtODdjOC04NzQ4MzA3ODg5MzEuanBlZw.webp" width="380" height="380" alt="Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 2" title="Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 2" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number"> 112 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> July 19, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/shakespeare-and-biblical-allusion-a-conversation-with-paul-fried-part-2/">Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 2</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text">
20 Episode 225: Last time my guest Paul Fried and I discussed Biblical Allusion in Shakespeare with particular reference to Hamlet. This is the second part of our conversation, so please do make sure you have listened to part one before continuing here, things will make a lot more sense if you do. I first came across Paulâs Blog, Hamletâs Bible, when I was researching my episodes on King Lear and I was very pleased to find that not only was it useful for those episodes but was a series </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/shakespeare-and-biblical-allusion-a-conversation-with-paul-fried-part-2/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 2"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="episode"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/shakespeare-and-biblical-allusion-a-conversation-with-paul-fried-part-1/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/EQAGTRzGSbq25X6uNdEDJS7lf18qMSDTnV-pf7OXsbc/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wM2VjYTFhMy0yMzY1LTQwMDQtOTVlYS03YWQ5MGRmODk1ZGIuanBlZw.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/oqrFHatPHWO9fInn4f5CD5rgTcwVA8OMTgns0EjEPzI/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wM2VjYTFhMy0yMzY1LTQwMDQtOTVlYS03YWQ5MGRmODk1ZGIuanBlZw.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/_efzXyFfBcIX5o3R4zVtWSLBs2ys9-fzp3PRllqOG54/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wM2VjYTFhMy0yMzY1LTQwMDQtOTVlYS03YWQ5MGRmODk1ZGIuanBlZw.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/o-2FkYzgav88JY0R1LUxdr4Yn3jEbRP3UBSEMlScJ94/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wM2VjYTFhMy0yMzY1LTQwMDQtOTVlYS03YWQ5MGRmODk1ZGIuanBlZw.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/EQAGTRzGSbq25X6uNdEDJS7lf18qMSDTnV-pf7OXsbc/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wM2VjYTFhMy0yMzY1LTQwMDQtOTVlYS03YWQ5MGRmODk1ZGIuanBlZw.webp" width="380" height="380" alt="Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 1" title="Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 1" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-episode-number"> 111 </div> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> July 12, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/shakespeare-and-biblical-allusion-a-conversation-with-paul-fried-part-1/">Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 1</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Episode 224: While I was looking into some details while I was preparing for the episodes on King Lear I came across an article that was part of a blog called âHamletâs Bibleâ, which is written by Paul Fried and was very pleased to find a series of very interesting posts relating to Biblical allusion in Shakespeare, so, of course, I asked the author of the blog, Paul Fried, if he would like to come onto the podcast to share some of his insights into this subject. Paul is a retired college </div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/shakespeare-and-biblical-allusion-a-conversation-with-paul-fried-part-1/" aria-label="Listen to the Episode: Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 1"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Listen to the Episode </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-center mt-4 mb-4"> <a href="/episodes/" class="btn btn-styled btn-base-1 btn-sm">View all Episodes</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </section> <section class="slice border-bottom recent-blog-posts-section" id="recent-blog-posts-section"> <div class="container "><div class="section-wrapper"><div class="section-inner-wrapper"> <h2 class="heading heading-2 strong-400 text-center">Recent Blog Posts</h2> <div class="pp-list pp-list--grid" style="--pp-cols: 3"> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="blog-post"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/blog/podcast-announcement-16th-march-2026---advertisments/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/f6ki2659Hmm6ID6ijHfwFiH6CIem7GcoADD7t-36VJ4/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjZhOWNiY2VlYzg1NTc2NjU3YzE1Yzg1L3Nob3ctY292ZXIuanBn.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/5oVBH1zZB0LkK_VgUGJM_AgKYEMGsxEmTqqCOGhsV08/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjZhOWNiY2VlYzg1NTc2NjU3YzE1Yzg1L3Nob3ctY292ZXIuanBn.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/-QPRG4KOdBntL8lG0XHM72gftPhrB2YB__GMamn1K7Y/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjZhOWNiY2VlYzg1NTc2NjU3YzE1Yzg1L3Nob3ctY292ZXIuanBn.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/a9g13tcSisqmL8d82Yre_R2j8sGDol2VuNaUw3NxEsw/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjZhOWNiY2VlYzg1NTc2NjU3YzE1Yzg1L3Nob3ctY292ZXIuanBn.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/f6ki2659Hmm6ID6ijHfwFiH6CIem7GcoADD7t-36VJ4/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjZhOWNiY2VlYzg1NTc2NjU3YzE1Yzg1L3Nob3ctY292ZXIuanBn.webp" width="380" height="213" alt="Podcast Announcement 16th March 2026 - Advertisments" title="Podcast Announcement 16th March 2026 - Advertisments" class="" style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="eager" fetchpriority="high"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> March 23, 2026 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/blog/podcast-announcement-16th-march-2026---advertisments/">Podcast Announcement 16th March 2026 - Advertisments</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> A small announcement about the podcast. If you have listened to any episodes recently you will have noticed that advertisements are now playing at the start, middle and end each episode. Placing advertisements in the podcast is a way of helping t⦠</div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/blog/podcast-announcement-16th-march-2026---advertisments/" aria-label="Read the Blog Post: Podcast Announcement 16th March 2026 - Advertisments"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Read the Blog Post </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="blog-post"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/blog/the-peacham-drawing-titus-andronicus/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/75ZIOtRlTv-AQ6DrKsNU5vVFLXwpLameSgN4G1GHwyo/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wZDkyZWZiMy03MzQ2LTRkMjEtYTdmZC1jNDA4ZDljMGQ0NzguanBn.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/BM4_HVwOLmeCDfS-pok5UaF8dhXnaS5fFHfW1mkYrDo/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8wZDkyZWZiMy03MzQ2LTRkMjEtYTdmZC1jNDA4ZDljMGQ0NzguanBn.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/Q_VDCX
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20The Peacham Drawing: Titus Andronicus</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> 'Titus Andronicus' is notable for being the subject of the only contemporary illustration of a Shakespeare play. Known as the Peacham drawing, and currently in the Library at Longleat House in Wiltshire, the seat of the Marquis of Bath, the drawing⦠</div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/blog/the-peacham-drawing-titus-andronicus/" aria-label="Read the Blog Post: The Peacham Drawing: Titus Andronicus"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Read the Blog Post </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-card pp-card--vertical pp-card--flat card" data-object-type="blog-post"> <div class="pp-card-image"> <a href="/blog/new-place-stratford-upon-avon/" > <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/qj8XAQ0d3zuT9aNI98YtNSh8pH7NkDpPqedODjyGg8g/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy80NTQwMjljOC01ZmRkLTQyNzYtYjNiZC0wNTZjYjQ1NzZjYWYuanBn.webp 480w, https://img.podpage.com/7C974xwvQLHa9zeA0ZWW2BMuygwEeTajXbNJgzuJFOQ/rs:fit:768:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy80NTQwMjljOC01ZmRkLTQyNzYtYjNiZC0wNTZjYjQ1NzZjYWYuanBn.webp 768w, https://img.podpage.com/LX4Olh_lZ6NDYZuMjifDJzd7HyK-FEFKVhFtajmRLJk/rs:fit:1024:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy80NTQwMjljOC01ZmRkLTQyNzYtYjNiZC0wNTZjYjQ1NzZjYWYuanBn.webp 1024w, https://img.podpage.com/iAs7a4mo09uFP2vv15LCOlbh3-O5PLB0Q9Lt26NtfuU/rs:fit:1920:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy80NTQwMjljOC01ZmRkLTQyNzYtYjNiZC0wNTZjYjQ1NzZjYWYuanBn.webp 1920w" src="https://img.podpage.com/qj8XAQ0d3zuT9aNI98YtNSh8pH7NkDpPqedODjyGg8g/rs:fit:480:0:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy80NTQwMjljOC01ZmRkLTQyNzYtYjNiZC0wNTZjYjQ1NzZjYWYuanBn.webp" width="380" height="213" alt="New Place, Stratford-Upon-Avon" title="New Place, Stratford-Upon-Avon" class="lazyload " style="height:auto" sizes="(min-width: 207px) 350px, 90vw" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="pp-card-body card-body"> <div class="pp-card-date card-text"> July 7, 2024 </div> <h3 class="pp-card-title heading heading-5 strong-600 mb-0"> <a href="/blog/new-place-stratford-upon-avon/">New Place, Stratford-Upon-Avon</a> </h3> <div class="pp-card-description excerpt card-text"> Featured in episode 123: The History of New Place Here are three images to help you visualize Shakespeareâs house in Stratford-Upon-Avon, New Place. The first is a view of the site as it stands today. The side of the house you can see is the next ⦠</div> <div class="pp-card-cta"> <a href="/blog/new-place-stratford-upon-avon/" aria-label="Read the Blog Post: New Place, Stratford-Upon-Avon"> <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-right "></i>Read the Blog Post </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-center mt-4"> <a href="/blog/" class="btn btn-styled btn-base-1 btn-sm">View all posts</a> </div> </div></div></div> </section> <section class="slice border-bottom hosts-section" id="hosts-section"> <div class="container "><div class="section-wrapper"><div class="section-inner-wrapper"> <div class="row cols-xs-space testimonial text-center text-sm-left"> <div class="col-12 mb-3"> <h2 class="heading heading-2 strong-400">About the Host</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-6"> <img srcset="https://img.podpage.com/UKvTJsLeH7_E8WCxE_GEoj8JrhhXM6xyvdQgziYjhR0/rs:fill:285:285:1/dpr:1/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8xODlhY2E0My02YzY4LTQzZDctOGRhNS0zMmY4YmRiZWQxM2EuanBn.webp 1x, https://img.podpage.com/yhdB5WiQHl4cWOPnQLU5I4smqUgmiXH0MQKP-A99vo4/rs:fill:285:285:1/dpr:2/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8xODlhY2E0My02YzY4LTQzZDctOGRhNS0zMmY4YmRiZWQxM2EuanBn.webp 2x, https://img.podpage.com/-FqR5fzIkjsdO3a1cAblB3B1AQRypgfVVT9niqOOtgo/rs:fill:285:285:1/dpr:3/q:75/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5wb2RwYWdlLmNvbS9zaG93cGFnZS91cGxvYWRzL2ltYWdlcy8xODlhY2E0My02YzY4LTQzZDctOGRhNS0zMmY4YmRiZWQxM2EuanBn.webp 3x" src="https://img.podpage.com/UKvTJsLeH7_E8WCxE_GEoj8JrhhXM6xyvdQgziYjhR0/rs:fill:285:285:1/dpr:1/q:75/
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