Shakespeare Unlimited

Series produced by Richard Paul

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Shakespeare and his works are woven throughout not only English-speaking culture, but global culture.

When British radio listeners voted William Shakespeare their "British Person of the Millennium," the honor was entirely understandable. Shakespeare and his works are woven throughout not only English-speaking culture, but global culture. As you'll hear in the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, Shakespeare turns up in the most interesting places--not just literature and the stage, but science and social history as well. Join us for this "no limits" podcast tour of the fascinating and varied connections between Shakespeare, his works, and the world around us.


18 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Is it Shakespeare or is it Hip Hop?

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 33:21
Caption: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Credit: Paramount Pictures
Shakespeare and his plays crop up in science fiction in surprising places

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 28:34
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Stephan Wolfert in Cry Havoc! at Bedlam, Credit: Photo by Ashley Garrett
An Army veteran draws together lines in Shakespeare’s plays spoken by soldiers and former soldiers in a play about PTSD.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 35:12
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Erik Didriksen takes hit songs from artists like Taylor Swift and Coldplay and rewrites them as Elizabethan-style sonnets.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 23:31
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A comic book series in which Shakespeare’s most popular characters team up in rival, warring camps

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:14

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 30:18
Caption: Ira Aldridge
African Americans and Shakespeare

  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 32:22
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How to get over your fear, find the right piece, and have a great Shakespeare audition.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 30:25
Caption: Victoria Reinsel and Charlene V. Smith, Credit: Laurie Riffe
Actresses talk about their favorite Shakespeare roles.

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 09, 2014
  • Length: 20:24
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Taffety Punk
Taffety Punk theater company creates Shakespeare for a new generation.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2014
  • Length: 14:07
Caption: Nelson Mandela in his cell on Robben Island
The story of the Robben Island Shakespeare, smuggled into South Africa's Robben Island Prison.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 09, 2014
  • Length: 18:41
  • Purchases: 1
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During the first generation of American psychiatry, no figure was cited as an authority on insanity and mental functioning more frequently than Wil...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 18:11
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When Shakespeare’s work is translated into foreign languages, does it cease to be Shakespeare?

  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 24:11
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The history of Shakespeare outdoors

  • Added: Jun 18, 2014
  • Length: 31:16
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Comparing Shakespeare's Richard III with the real Richard III.

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:25
  • Purchases: 1
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In his plays, Shakespeare alluded to songs his audience would know. Today we don't know those songs so we don't get a lot of the references.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 20:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Reduced Shakespeare Company
The things in Shakespeare the make us laugh, and the things that don't anymore -- and why.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 27:40
Caption: Charlotte Cushman as Romeo with her sister, Susan as Juliet
The life of Charlotte Cushman who specialized in playing Romeo in the mid-1800s

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:11
  • Purchases: 1