My Own Shakespeare Podcast
Public figures talk about the piece of Shakespeare that inspires them most.The pieces are read by well known actors. From BBC Radio 4
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Radio Drama at 90 Julius Caesar
Sat 16 Feb 2013
The first radio drama, a scene from Julius Caesar, was broadcast 90 years ago.
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Andrew Marr
Tue 22 May 2012
Broadcaster Andrew Marr chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 5 Scene 3).
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Shami Chakrabarti
Tue 22 May 2012
Shami Chakrabarti chooses Isabella's speech from Measure for Measure (Act 2 Scene 2).
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Martha Kearney
Mon 21 May 2012
Martha Kearney chooses an Oberon speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 2 Scene 1)
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Gyles Brandreth
Mon 21 May 2012
Broadcaster Gyles Brandreth chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 5 Scene 3).
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Michael Portillo
Mon 21 May 2012
Michael Portillo chooses a speech from Troilus and Cressida (Act 3 Scene 3)
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Neil MacGregor
Mon 21 May 2012
British Museum Director Neil MacGregor chooses the opening Chorus from Henry V
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Melvyn Bragg
Mon 21 May 2012
Broadcaster Melvyn Bragg chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 3 Scene 2)
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Jim Al-Khalili
Sat 19 May 2012
Scientist Jim Al-Khalili chooses Edmund's speech from King Lear (Act 1 Scene 2)
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Charles Hazelwood
Sat 19 May 2012
Conductor Charles Hazelwood chooses a scene from Richard the Third (Act 1 Sc 4)
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Kwame Kwei Armah
Fri 18 May 2012
Playwright Kwame Kwei Armah chooses a speech from Othello (Act 1 Sc 3)
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Paul Whitehouse
Fri 18 May 2012
Comedian Paul Whitehouse chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 1 Sc 5)
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Stephen Fry
Thu 17 May 2012
Stephen Fry chooses Mistress Quickly's speech from Henry V (Act 2 Scene 3)
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Stephen Hough
Thu 17 May 2012
Stephen Hough chooses ‘Once More Unto the Breach’ from Henry V (Act 3 Scene 1)
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Alexandra Harris
Thu 17 May 2012
Alexandra Harris chooses a speech from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act 5 Scene 1)
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Jools Holland
Thu 17 May 2012
Musician Jools Holland chooses a passage from Henry IV Part 2 (Act 5 Sc 5)
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Nicholas Hytner
Wed 16 May 2012
Nicholas Hytner chooses a scene from Henry IV Part 2 (Act 3 Scene 2)
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Benjamin Zephaniah
Wed 16 May 2012
Poet Benjamin Zephaniah chooses the final speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Margaret Drabble
Wed 16 May 2012
Margaret Drabble chooses Titania’s speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 2 Scene 1)
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Bettany Hughes
Tue 15 May 2012
Historian Bettany Hughes chooses a moment from Twelfth Night (Act 4 Sc 2)
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Hilary Mantel
Tue 15 May 2012
Novelist Hilary Mantel choses Mark Anthony’s speech from Julius Caesar (Act 3 Scene 1)
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Jane Glover
Tue 15 May 2012
Conductor Jane Glover chooses a passage from As You Like It (Act 5 Sc 2)
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Rowan Williams
Tue 15 May 2012
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams chooses a speech from Macbeth (Act 3 Scene 2)
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Gareth Malone
Mon 14 May 2012
Gareth Malone chooses 'Once More unto the Breach.. ' from Henry V (Act 3 Scene 1)
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Wendy Cope
Mon 14 May 2012
Poet Wendy Cope chooses Sonnet 29 as the piece of Shakespeare that inspired her most.
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Jeremy Hunt
Sun 13 May 2012
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt chooses Sonnet 29 as his piece of Shakespeare
