The Shakespeare Sessions Episodes Available now
Who is Falstaff?
Toby Jones on playing the boisterous and fun-loving knight Falstaff in Henry IV Part 1
Full Length Play: Henry IV Part 1
A raucous history play about a wayward Prince. Stars Toby Jones as the unruly Falstaff.
Full Length Play: Othello
An updated version of Shakespeare's famous tragedy set in an imagined near future
Othello: What it means to be a Moor
Dr Islam Issa recaps events in the 1600s that influenced the character of Othello
Coriolanus: A tragic hero
A whistle-stop tour through Ancient Rome with writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes.
Exit Burbage
A journey to discover how crucial actor Richard Burbage was to Shakespeare
My Own Shakespeare: Gareth Malone and Margaret Drabble
Gareth Malone and Margaret Drabble on strength and nature
My Own Shakespeare: Zoe Wanamaker and Jim Al-Khalili
Zoe Wanamaker on the world of play and Jim Al-Khalili on staying rational.
Looking For The Moor
Hugh Quarshie on Othello鈥檚 blackness. Is the character coherent? Is the play racist?
My Own Shakespeare: David Hare and Martha Kearney
David Hare and Martha Kearney on deviant psychology and fancy dress
