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Shakespeare at Hay Festival 2016

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O for a muse of fire
How Henry V's opening line hooked a nine-year-old Simon Schama.
  1. O for a muse of fire
    02:37
    O for a muse of fire
  2. Much ado about characters
    01:16
    Much ado about characters
  3. Schama Chameleon
    01:59
    Schama Chameleon
  4. Shakespeare and the reformation
    01:33
    Shakespeare and the reformation
  5. The original virtual reality
    01:25
    The original virtual reality
  6. Juliet not Romeo
    01:56
    Juliet not Romeo
  7. 'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
    01:26
    'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
  8. The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
    02:07
    The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
  9. Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
    01:24
    Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
  10. 'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
    01:39
    'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
  11. Malorie Blackman's life lesson
    02:33
    Malorie Blackman's life lesson
  12. Being Lear
    08:47
    Being Lear
  13. Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
    02:15
    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
  14. Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
    02:39
    Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
  15. Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
    03:38
    Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
  16. Imtiaz Dharker's In Wales, wanting to be Italian
    01:48
    Imtiaz Dharker's In Wales, wanting to be Italian
  17. The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
    02:10
    The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
  18. Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
    01:35
    Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
  19. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
    01:22
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
  20. What Shakespeare and today's soap opera writers have in common
    01:37
    What Shakespeare and today's soap opera writers have in common
  21. Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
    01:06
    Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
  22. Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite
    02:05
    Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite
  23. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
    03:41
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
  24. Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
    00:39
    Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
  25. Maxine Peake on the challenges of playing Hamlet
    02:37
    Maxine Peake on the challenges of playing Hamlet
  26. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
    04:00
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
  27. Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
    01:12
    Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
  28. Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
    00:51
    Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
  29. Kamila Shamsie: "Are we living our lives according to rules Shakespeare set up?"
    00:26
    Kamila Shamsie: "Are we living our lives according to rules Shakespeare set up?"
  30. Russell T Davies admits to a surprise collaboration on the A Midsummer Night's Dream script
    01:19
    Russell T Davies admits to a surprise collaboration on the A Midsummer Night's Dream script
  31. Russell T Davies talks about diversity in his A Midsummer Night's Dream
    03:16
    Russell T Davies talks about diversity in his A Midsummer Night's Dream
  32. Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
    00:25
    Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
  33. Maxine Peake discusses her Shakespeare acting past
    02:04
    Maxine Peake discusses her Shakespeare acting past
  34. Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
    00:42
    Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
  35. Russell T Davies on wanting to adapt A Midsummer Night's Dream
    00:44
    Russell T Davies on wanting to adapt A Midsummer Night's Dream
  36. James Shapiro on his own Shakespeare experiences
    01:45
    James Shapiro on his own Shakespeare experiences
  37. James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare's productivity
    02:24
    James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare's productivity
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