S3E39 Today, Ash talks more to his special guest for the Henry VI episodes, Hailey Bachrach, about adapting Shakespeare, diverse casting and the "protagonist vacuum" in Henry VI. You can visit Hailey's website here: https://haileybachrach.com/about/ Sign up to her newsletter, Dramatis Personae: shakespeare.substack.com And follow her on Twitter: @hbachrach Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] ...
Apr 22, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 39
S3E38 Today, we begin an ambitious podcast trilogy on Shakespeare's earliest history plays - the three parts of Henry VI. Picking up from where we left off, today's play opens with the funeral of Henry V. For his infant son, the first phase of his reign will be threatened by a French renaissance, and rumbles of civil war in his own country. Joining Ash to discuss the Wars of the Roses and Joan of Arc are Hailey Bachrach and Owen Horsley, who have worked on adaptations of the plays for the Globe ...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 38
S3E37 John Steinbeck’s The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights was published posthumously in 1976. Though unfinished, it is a fascinating record of a legendary American writer attempting to translate Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur into modern language. Tune in to learn all about Steinbeck’s process, his interpretation of Malory as a novelist and the mafia connection to King Arthur’s Knights. Ash is joined today by special guests Caleb James and Spencer Church of the Drunken Pen Writing Podcast...
Mar 31, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 37
S3E36 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is Mark Twain's rollicking attack on the Arthurian romances. Join us today as we discuss Twain, typewriters, and dynamiting wizards out of the water. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Sound Bite: The Simpsons. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis R9yaWHuX7YFS26rN1mWX
Mar 16, 2021•57 min•Ep. 48
S3E35 Today Ash is joined once again by special guest Aaron Sidwell to talk more about his recent performance of Henry V at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, his YouTube Series Bard from the Barn and the future of theatre in a post-Covid world. Watch Aaron's production here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynSpVRu_8kE Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis...
Feb 21, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 35
S3E34 We reach the end of Shakespeare's second cycle of English History plays with Henry V - the story of England's glorious King and his famous victories in France. Joining Ash to discuss the play is special guest Aaron Sidwell, who has recently played Henry in a production at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester. Watch Aaron's production here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynSpVRu_8kE Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Sound Bite: Derek Jacobi in Henry V...
Feb 19, 2021•2 hr 48 min•Season 3Ep. 34
S3E33 Following on from our recent episode on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, today Ash talks more to Debbie Cannon about her solo show based on the poem, which premiered at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Find out more about Debbie's play Green Knight here: www.debbiecannon.org/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis...
Feb 05, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 33
S3E32 Following on from yesterday's episode, today's podcast is an extended interview with Sir Stanley Wells, in which he tells us more about his recent publication All the Sonnets of Shakesepare, co-authored with Paul Edmondson. You can buy yourself a copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Sonnets-Shakespeare-William/dp/1108490395/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S71PL6YL4C9I&dchild=1&keywords=all+the+sonnets+of+shakespeare&qid=1612212351&sprefix=all+the+sonnets+of+shak%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1 And a copy of Stanley...
Feb 03, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 32
S3E31 In 1609, for the first time, all 154 of Shakespeare's Sonnets were published. Initially attracting little attention, in the centuries that followed they have been censored, rearranged and scrutinised by critics and cryptomaniacs alike. To discuss the reasons why, Ash is joined by a very special guest: Sir Stanley Wells, who has recently published with Paul Edmondson a new edition of the sonnets. You can buy yourself a copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Sonnets-Shakespeare-William/dp/1...
Feb 01, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 31
S3E30 A new volume of foul papers featuring a newly found Ted Hughes recording, the fiendish murder of Fudge Lullaby, the return of Haggis McTouristboard and a very special mystery interviewee for Adam... Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
Jan 29, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 30
S3E29 It's Burns Night! And to celebrate, here's an episode all about the Caledonian Bard's witch tale, Tam o' Shanter. Tune in for a discussion of Burns in Edinburgh, the folk tale origin of his story and the poem's sumptuous use of rhyme. With apologies to Scottish accents everywhere. Sound Bite: Burns.. The Myth & The Man (1994) Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis...
Jan 25, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 29
S3E28 Ash is joined by actor and writer Debbie Cannon to discuss a classic of medieval literature, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tune in for a discussion of alliterative verse, the pitfalls of chivalry and the unusual agency of female characters on show in this extraordinary poem, written in the days of Chaucer and translated by the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien and Simon Armitage. Check back tomorrow for an extended interview with Debbie, and in the mean time you can find her work at www.debbiec...
Jan 18, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 28
S3E27 Finally! After three attempts, Ash and Adam have at last recorded an episode on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Join us for a festive discussion about Victorian Christmases, ghosts, quibbling and our favourite adaptations of this classic tale. Thank you everyone for the support in 2020 and a very happy new year to all our listeners! Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com...
Jan 01, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 27
S3E26 A rusty return to Foul Papers featuring an appalling American accent, a hardboiled poem from Irvine Welsh, a big fat quiz and an episode of Barclay and Woof. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
Dec 22, 2020•24 min•Season 3Ep. 26
S3E25 Let's have a day off the Plantagenets and King Arthur, and go fishing with Ted Hughes in a pond as deep as England. Funnily enough, what we reel in will take us right back to Shakespeare, as we discuss everything from Williamson's Salmon to Wittgenstein's Lion. To read along with Ash check our Instagram page @earreadthis and pack your wellies. Sound Bite: Ted Hughes reading Pike. Listen to the full recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KATxKk_p2_A&t=24s Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The...
Nov 11, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 25
S3E24 Today, Ash is once again joined by Rob Myles and Sarah Peachey from The Show Must Go Online, to talk more in detail about their wonderful work: namely, casting, rehearsing and performing live on Zoom a new Shakespeare play every week! Something they've done since March, and are now close to having performed the entire Shakespeare canon. To find out more about the great work of The Show Must Go Online, and to access all of their past productions, visit www.robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline...
Nov 07, 2020•58 min•Season 3Ep. 24
S3E23 Previously on the Plantagenets: Prince Hal, the future King Henry V had proved his royal chops by killing Hotspur at the Battle of Shrewsbury. His father lies gravely ill. Falstaff continues to entertain, but for him too, time is running out. Today, Ash is once again joined by Rob Myles and Sarah Peachey from The Show Must Go Online, to discuss Henry IV Part 2. To find out more about the great work of The Show Must Go Online, and to access all of their past productions, visit www.robmyles....
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 23
S3E22 We’re back on Shakespeare's History plays, picking up a year or so after the events of Richard II. Today, Ash is joined by Rob Myles and Sarah Peachey - co-creators of The Show Must Go Online - to discuss Henry IV, Part 1. To find out more about the great work of The Show Must Go Online, and to access all of their past productions, visit www.robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline Watch TSMGO’s production of Henry IV, Part 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0LiDysIW8M&t=8219s And reach ou...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 22
S3E21 It's closing time in the bingo hall, as Adam and Ash have run out of both balls and patience. One last trundle from Mr. Patterson gives us more fascinating background on all the husbands in his Slop to Sling at Women #94 and some amazing lasagne. Apologies for giving up, and just apologies. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis...
Oct 13, 2020•41 min•Season 3Ep. 21
S3E20 Today, we have an extended interview with Tom Williams, biographer of Raymond Chandler. Check out yesterday's episode on the life of Chandler, and get Tom's fantastic book A Mysterious Something in the Light here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mysterious-Something-Light-Raymond-Chandler/dp/1613736789/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+mysterio You can reach Tom on Twitter at @twilliams81 Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bite: Raymond Chandler talking to Ian Fleming. All other music ...
Oct 10, 2020•28 min•Season 3Ep. 20
S3E19 Today, Ash is joined by Tom Williams to talk about the life of Raymond Chandler. Tom has written a fantastic biography of Chandler called A Mysterious Something in the Light - which you can find on Amazon using the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mysterious-Something-Light-Raymond-Chandler/dp/1613736789/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+mysterio You can reach Tom on Twitter at @twilliams81 Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bite: Raymond Chandler talking to Ian Fleming. All...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 19
S3E18 Following on from the blood, thunder and turbulent priests of yesterday's episode, today Ash is joined once again by Dr. Jayme Stayer, President of the International T. S. Eliot Society to discuss his work as one of the editors of Eliot's Complete Prose, the release of the Emily Hale archive and the work of the Society. International T. S. Eliot Society: http://tseliot.sites.luc.edu/ Back issues of the Society newsletter, Time Present: http://tseliot.sites.luc.edu/newsletter.htm David E. C...
Oct 07, 2020•25 min•Season 3Ep. 18
S3E17 Ash is joined today by special guest, Dr. Jayme Stayer, President of the International T.S. Eliot Society, to discuss the poet's 1935 play, Murder in the Cathedral. To find out more about the society, check the links below to visit their website and see some of the work written by their members. International T. S. Eliot Society: http://tseliot.sites.luc.edu/ Back issues of the Society newsletter, Time Present: http://tseliot.sites.luc.edu/newsletter.htm David E. Chinitz's T. S. Eliot and ...
Oct 06, 2020•58 min•Season 3Ep. 17
S3E16 Today we discuss the delightful first entry in T.H. White's Arthurian epic The Once and Future King. A novel "unique in it's creation of a childhood for King Arthur" (here nicknamed the Wart), The Sword in the Stone shows the future King of England receiving tuition from Merlyn. Join us for talk about favourite childhood reads, missing cannibals and tyrant pike. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bite: The Sword in the Stone (1963). All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patr...
Sep 28, 2020•42 min•Season 3Ep. 16
S3E15 Following on from our episode on Richard II, Ash is joined once again by Gregory Gudgeon, to talk about his fabulous production of the play, as well as the art of verse speaking, puppetry and much more. You can check out the show's Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/events/410847263027877 Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bite: Richard II (1960). All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis...
Sep 21, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 15
S3E14 Today, Ash is joined by special guest Gregory Gudgeon to talk about Richard II, Shakespeare’s most lyrical history play. Gregory has recently performed the role in the fantastic production Puppet King Richard II, which you can hear more about in tomorrow’s extended interview. In the meantime check out the show's Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/events/410847263027877 Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bite: Richard II (1960). All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.c...
Sep 19, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 14
S3E13 Enjoy today's installment of Lady Crime - which is heavy on airports, men and nothing happening, but was excitingly recorded in an all new bingo-hall. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
Sep 03, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 13
S3E12 A contentious episode today as Ash and Adam discuss Edward III, a play about the medieval King, which might have been written by William Shakespeare. We're going to say it was for today, in order to better place it among our other episodes on Shakespeare's History plays. Because as we'll see, Edward looms large over the Plantagenets to come. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bite: 'Who Do You Think You Are', (BBC) All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthi...
Aug 22, 2020•44 min•Season 3Ep. 12
S3E11 *ERIC. I mean ERIC Weinstein throughout. Pls don't suicide me. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 11
S3E10 Following on from yesterday's chat with Michael Smith about the alliterative Morte Arthur, today we have an extended interview in which Ash asks Michael about the process of translating from Middle English, his lino-cut prints, and where he got started with medieval literature. His book recommendation is Richard II by Nigel Saul from the Yale English Monarchs Series. To pledge towards Michael's upcoming translation of the Morte Arthure, or to purchase any of his prints, or a signed edition...
Jun 27, 2020•39 min•Season 3Ep. 10
