True Crime 1599
In the 1590s there was radical shift in English plays as theatres began to put contemporary news onstage. Charles Nicholl explores this first wave of true crime drama.
For the last decade, True Crime has become ubiquitous on television and podcasts. Yet despite its current popularity, it鈥檚 not a new phenomenon. In this programme, author Charles Nicholl take us back to a time before podcasts, TV, pulp magazines, even Penny Dreadfuls 鈥� all the way to the English stage 400 years ago when, for the first time, playhouses were putting contemporary news onstage.
With guests James Shapiro, Catherine Richardson and Sarah Phelps.
Presenter: Charles Nicholl
Actors: Rhiannon Neads, John Lightbody, Michael Bertenshaw, Josh Bryant-Jones, Ian Dunnett Junior
Sound design: Peter Ringrose
Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko
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- Tue 7 May 2024 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 3 Jun 2024 00:15大象传媒 Radio 4