Ronald Pickup, Angela Pleasance and Maxine Audley star in this BBC Radio 4 1971 production of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy of the Prince of Denmark.Written over four hundred years ago,...

The greatest writer of them all, brought to glorious life. How well do you know the man you love? How much do you think you know about Shakespeare? What if they were one and the same? He is an...

Though written nearly four hundred years ago, the stories in Shakespeare's plays are relevant today: stories of love, hate, jealousy, greed and magic. Humphrey Carpenter has retold the stories...

A BBC Radio 3 full-cast enactment of Shakespeare's last great tragedy, 'Antony and Cleopatra', with David Harewood and Frances Barber in the title roles. Originally broadcast as part of the 'Drama...

A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of Shakespeare’s classic ‘Pericles’, starring Tom Mannion. Originally broadcast in November 2005 and repeated as part of the ‘Drama on 3’ collection...

A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of Shakespeare’s classic ‘Cymbeline’, starring Bill Wallis. Originally broadcast in December 2006 as part of the ‘Drama on 3’...

Having been put off Shakespeare by unimaginative schoolteachers, Lenny Henry recently confessed to a late-flowering passion for the plays. Pursuing his new-found enthusiasm, he now gets to grips...

Set in the fictional country of Illyria, Twelfth Night is Shakespeare's comic tale of identical twins, girls disguised as boys, practical joking and love at first sight. Retold by distinguished...

Examining these objects, Neil discusses how Shakespeare's audiences understood and made sense of the unstable and rapidly changing world in which they lived. With old certainties shifting around...

Shakespeare's notorious 'Scottish play' describes how ambition, lust for power, and the prophecy of three evil witches transform a brave nobleman into a traitor and murderous tyrant. Retold by...

Shakespeare's history of the most famous ruler of ancient Rome, his murder by Brutus and a group of conspirators, and the ensuing chaos and civil war is searingly retold by award-winning author...

Shakespeare's tragic tale of the tormented prince of Denmark, his failure to avenge his father's murder and his descent into madness is stirringly retold by award-winning author Leon Garfield....

This special edition celebrating the 25th anniversary of BBC Radio 4’s hugely successful programme, ‘Poetry Please’, features many of the most popular poems that are most frequently...

Simon Russell Beale and Clare Higgins read some of Shakespeare's best-loved stories, skilfully abridged and adapted by Leon Garfield. The plays featured include: As You Like It, Hamlet, Julius...

An essential collection of four of Shakespeare's best-known comedies - the acclaimed BBC Radio 3 productions. * 'Much Ado About Nothing' (2 CDs): starring David Tennant as Benedick and Samantha...