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I Saw Three Ships | Episode 03 - The Sea-Venture
31 december 2025 · 20 min
This year's seasonal offering takes the form of a voyage, exploring resonances inspired by the carol "I Saw Three Ships". Today, the third and final episode recounts the tale of the Sea Venture. The real life escapades of this important ship inspired Shakespeare's most famous maritime fantasy, The Tempest, and this episode will transport you all the way into 2026. Happy New Year! 🎄 Lees meer
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I Saw Three Ships | Episode 02 - The Barque
30 december 2025 · 22 min
This year's seasonal offering takes the form of a voyage, exploring resonances inspired by the carol "I Saw Three Ships". Today, for Episode 02, we board the delicate barque of the Sonnets. Seasons greetings to you! 🎄
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I Saw Three Ships | Episode 01 - The Tiger
29 december 2025 · 16 min
This year's seasonal offering takes the form of a voyage, exploring resonances inspired by the carol "I Saw Three Ships". Today, for Episode 01, we explore the fascinating mythology of The Tiger, which appeared in an earlier episode during our exploration of Macbeth. Seasons greetings to you! 🎄 Lees meer
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King Lear | Episode 92 - A Serviceable Villain
28 december 2025 · 15 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene vi - Oswald enters, with murderous intent.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 91 - The Bounty and the Benison of Heaven
21 december 2025 · 12 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene vi - Edgar, Gloucester and the Gentleman all respond to what has happened.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 90 - This Great Stage of Fools
14 december 2025 · 18 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene vi - Lear recognises Gloucester, before descending into further madness.
Listen to the end for news of a) a new book and b) Christmas treats coming your way!
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 89 - Look With Thine Ears
30 november 2025 · 16 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene vi - Gloucester wonders at Lear's fallen state, while Lear madly criticises the hypocrisies of the world.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 88 - Sweeten My Imagination
23 november 2025 · 13 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene vi - Lear rails against women, while Gloucester is overcome with emotion at seeing him.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 87 - This Piece of Toasted Cheese
17 november 2025 · 12 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene vi - Lear enters, at a new level of madness.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 86 - This World I Do Renounce
10 november 2025 · 21 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene vi - Gloucester attempts to jump, but Edgar has a whole plan in place.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 85 - The Extreme Verge
3 november 2025 · 16 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene vi - Gloucester and Edgar reach Dover.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 84 - Strange Oeillades
27 oktober 2025 · 10 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene v - Regan tries to get information out of Oswald.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 83 - Great Ignorance
19 oktober 2025 · 7 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene v - Regan and Oswald reappear, discussing various pressing concerns.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 82 - The Good Man's Distress
12 oktober 2025 · 13 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene iv - Cordelia hears reports of her father and hopes her Doctor can help make him better.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 81 - A Sovereign Shame
5 oktober 2025 · 10 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene iii - Kent and Gentleman continue their discussion and we hear a startling description of Lear's emotional state.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 80 - Sunshine and Rain At Once
29 september 2025 · 11 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene iii - Kent and his Gentleman messenger have met at Dover and discuss the state of affairs.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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BONUS - Macbeth - Dublin Theatre Festival 2025
23 september 2025 · 9 min
To celebrate not one but TWO exciting Shakespeare productions in Dublin Theatre Festival this year, I've teamed up with DTF to bring you a sneak preview of the delights that await. This time: Druid Theatre Company presents Macbeth, introduced by festival artistic director Róise Goan. Lees meer
Macbeth is at the Gaiety Theatre from September 25 - October 05, at tickets are available from Ticketmaster.
The Making of Pinocchio is at the Samuel Beckett Theatre and tickets are available from dublintheatrefestival . ie
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King Lear | Episode 79 - My Hateful Life
21 september 2025 · 9 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene ii - A Messenger brings news of Cornwall and Gloucester, which horrifies Albany. Goneril has new plans for the future too...
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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BONUS - Hamlet - Dublin Theatre Festival 2025
20 september 2025 · 8 min
To celebrate not one but TWO exciting Shakespeare productions in Dublin Theatre Festival this year, I've teamed up with DTF to bring you a sneak preview of the delights that await. First up: a production of Hamlet from Peru, introduced by festival artistic director Róise Goan. Lees meer
Hamlet is at the O'Reilly Theatre from September 25-27, at tickets are available from dublintheatrefestival . ie
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King Lear | Episode 78 - Tigers, Not Daughters
7 september 2025 · 15 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene ii - Albany arrives but does not give Goneril the welcome she is expecting.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 77 - A Woman's Services
1 september 2025 · 11 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene ii - Goneril arrives back to her home, with Edmund by her side. She has plans for him...
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 76 - There Is A Cliff
18 augustus 2025 · 14 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene i - Gloucester asks Edgar (as Poor Tom) to lead him to Dover.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 75 - Wanton Boys
10 augustus 2025 · 9 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene i - Gloucester and Edgar find each other, but it is not the recognition we might imagine.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 74 - I Have No Way
3 augustus 2025 · 10 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act IV Scene i - We are back out on the heath, and Edgar appears, before Gloucester is led on by a kind Old Man.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 73 - Let Him Smell His Way to Dover
27 juli 2025 · 10 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene vii - The scene concludes with more violence, but also a trace of kindness.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 72 - Thy Cruel Nails
21 juli 2025 · 12 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene vii - Cornwall and Regan turn violent. A servant attempts to help Gloucester.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 71 - Such A Traitor
13 juli 2025 · 10 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene vii - Gloucester is brought before Regan and Cornwall, and tied up.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 70 - Pluck Out His Eyes
6 juli 2025 · 12 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene vii - Cornwall starts plotting Gloucester's punishment, while Goneril leaves to rejoin her husband.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 69 - A Plot of Death
29 juni 2025 · 14 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene vi - Gloucester comes back and hurries Lear and the others away to safety.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 68 - My Tears Begin
16 juni 2025 · 22 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene vi - Lear madly attempts to prosecute his daughters for the way they have treated him.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 67 - The Lake of Darkness
9 juni 2025 · 14 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene vi - Gloucester brings the others to shelter. Edgar and the Fool vie for Lear's attention.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 66 - Evil Disposition
1 juni 2025 · 11 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene v - Cornwall appears, with Edmund in tow.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 65 - I Had A Son
26 mei 2025 · 18 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene iv - The scene comes to an end, not before Lear makes some more fantastical references and Edgar matches him with a famous rhyme.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 64 - Flibbertigibbet
19 mei 2025 · 22 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene iv - The Walking Fire - and its bearer - arrives. Edgar continues to perform his role as mad Poor Tom.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 63 - Poor Bare Forked Animal
12 mei 2025 · 19 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene iv - Lear is still fascinated by Edgar, while the Fool still watches.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 62 - All The Plagues
5 mei 2025 · 15 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene iv - Lear is fascinated by Edgar, while the Fool watches what is happening.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 61 - The Foul Fiend
28 april 2025 · 14 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene iv - Edgar appears as Poor Tom, scaring the Fool but fascinating Lear.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 60 - Poor Naked Wretches
21 april 2025 · 16 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene iv - Kent tries to get Lear to take shelter in the hovel. Lear does some remarkable soul-searching, in his anger and madness.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 59 - Unnatural Dealing
13 april 2025 · 12 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene iIi - Gloucester and Edmund discuss some top-secret news, and the unnatural way Lear's family is treating him.
This episode is probably the 400th episode of The Hamlet Podcast! A huge thank you for listening. And do please stay tuned!
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 58 - My Wits Begin To Turn
6 april 2025 · 15 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene ii - Lear gives in, and the Fool gives us another song - and a prophecy.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 57 - Grace and a Codpiece
30 maart 2025 · 16 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene ii - Kent appears, and Lear continues to cry into the storm.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 56 - Blow, Winds, and Crack Your Cheeks!
23 maart 2025 · 12 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene i - Still out in the storm, Lear rails at the weather while the Fool attempts to suggest that they go back indoors.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 55 - Impetuous Blasts
16 maart 2025 · 16 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act III Scene i - Out in the storm, Kent meets the Gentleman and they discuss what's happening with Lear. (With bonus special effects audio from Incheon Airport!)
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 54 - Shut Up Your Doors
17 februari 2025 · 10 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act II Scene ii - With Lear gone, Regan and Goneril head indoors out of the storm - despite Gloucester's reservations.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 53 - Reason Not The Need
9 februari 2025 · 11 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act II Scene ii - Lear rages against his daughters.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 52 - What Need One
26 januari 2025 · 10 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act II Scene ii - Now Regan AND Goneril have suggestions - and Lear won't like them.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 51 - Do Not Make Me Mad
19 januari 2025 · 11 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act II Scene ii - Regan also insists that Lear listen to reason.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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King Lear | Episode 50 - Half Your Train
12 januari 2025 · 7 min
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Lees meer
Act II Scene ii - Goneril arrives, and the stakes start to get higher.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
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Twelve Days of Christmas - Drummers Drumming
5 januari 2025 · 12 min
A little seasonal treat! A romp through the strangest of Christmas gift-guides, with drummers, Danish kettles, Much Ado About tabors and even some biblical gifts. Season's greetings to you - and thank you for tuning in! 🎄
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Twelve Days of Christmas - Pipers Piping
4 januari 2025 · 13 min
A little seasonal treat! A romp through the strangest of Christmas gift-guides, with pipers, recorders, organs and a little Irish mystery. Season's greetings to you! 🎄