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The Gunpowder Plot The Gunpowder Plot Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:00:00 GMT 28:25 63341f9d5e1cce0013611c44 false https://abitlit.co 63341f9d5e1cce0013611c44 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 the-gunpowder-plot The Gunpowder Plot, the Tower of London, and Tracy Borman full 1 55 The Tower of London is hosting an immersive experience that combines live performance and digital technology to explore the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to kill the King and Parliament. Audiences get to decide whose side they are on as they encounter the world the plotters inhabited.

In this film, historian Tracy Borman, joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, tells us about the Gunpowder Plot experience, its place at the Tower of London and the research and creative work behind the show. Tracy offers us a history of the Tower itself, from its early purpose to 'subdue the evil inhabitants of London' for William the Conquerer, to its emergence as a tourist attraction and its later Victorian revamps. Finally, we hear about Tracy's own extensive publishing career, her 15 books ranging across fiction and non-fiction, with a focus on the cultural impact of the British monarchy.

For more information on The Gunpowder Plot, and to book, go to: https://gunpowderimmersive.com

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In this film, historian Tracy Borman, joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, tells us about the Gunpowder Plot experience, its place at the Tower of London and the research and creative work behind the show. Tracy offers us a history of the Tower itself, from its early purpose to 'subdue the evil inhabitants of London' for William the Conquerer, to its emergence as a tourist attraction and its later Victorian revamps. Finally, we hear about Tracy's own extensive publishing career, her 15 books ranging across fiction and non-fiction, with a focus on the cultural impact of the British monarchy.

For more information on The Gunpowder Plot, and to book, go to: https://gunpowderimmersive.com

For more information on Tracy Borman, go to: http://www.tracyborman.co.uk

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]]> Sacha Coward on queer history, museums and mermaids Sacha Coward on queer history, museums and mermaids Sun, 06 Feb 2022 20:00:00 GMT 39:11 5127115e-d2c6-48bd-a460-5f9245bba309 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/sacha-coward-on-queer-history-museums-and-mermaids-fuJBC4r2 6269894b03aa7300124d22b0 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Sacha Coward on queer history, museums and mermaids full 54

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]]> Engendering the Stage Engendering the Stage Sun, 06 Feb 2022 20:00:00 GMT 45:09 57cedc66-29bb-4a7c-a07e-90486f5804c2 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/engendering-the-stage-VMVfJAy_ 6269894b03aa7300124d22af 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 53

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]]> <![CDATA[ABL Richard O'Brien]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT 39:54 f2eb5f39-994b-4efe-8e98-b5046e932558 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/abl-richard-obrien-cN_d4jAS 6269894b03aa7300124d22b1 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 52

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]]> ABL 134 Mira Katantaris ABL 134 Mira Katantaris Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT 57:46 d510e216-e11c-4dcc-8194-68c441af8767 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/abl-134-mira-katantaris-UyObbWsa 6269894b03aa7300124d22b2 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Mira Assaf Kafantaris and Jennifer Higginbotham on royalty, race and gender full 51

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]]> ABL 136 Improvising Shakespeare ABL 136 Improvising Shakespeare Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT 53:17 050cafb5-5e30-4317-a66e-dabeb72bd2a4 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/abl-136-improvising-shakespeare-NMexqzRU 6269894b03aa7300124d22b3 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Ronan Hatfull, Rebecca Macmillan, and Tom Wilkinson about improvising Shakespeare full 48

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]]> ABL140 Phoenix Andrews ABL140 Phoenix Andrews Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT 47:08 ef068fad-b47d-44f0-9de9-e45082f32953 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/abl140-phoenix-andrews-DlijTVdb 6269894b03aa7300124d22b4 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 50 The very polymathic Phoenix Andrews talks us through some of the polys that they math. We hear about the development of fan and internet cultures via Ed Balls, which Phoenix uses to work up a really rich and convincing political history of the early twenty-first century across the UK and US. Visit ABitLit.co for more conversations, and to book our brand-new courses and events. How to Make an Elizabethan Theatre starts on 14 February 2022: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-make-an-elizabethan-theatre-tickets-198132237857 Warning: some strong language.

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]]> The very polymathic Phoenix Andrews talks us through some of the polys that they math. We hear about the development of fan and internet cultures via Ed Balls, which Phoenix uses to work up a really rich and convincing political history of the early twenty-first century across the UK and US. Visit ABitLit.co for more conversations, and to book our brand-new courses and events. How to Make an Elizabethan Theatre starts on 14 February 2022: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-make-an-elizabethan-theatre-tickets-198132237857 Warning: some strong language.

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]]> Eric Weiskott on his new book, Meter and Modernity Eric Weiskott on his new book, Meter and Modernity Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:00:00 GMT 37:49 787480d7-eb6d-4abb-a6b4-087c5169f0e6 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/eric-weiskott-on-his-new-book-meter-and-modernity-nHpZFvmw 6269894b03aa7300124d22b5 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Eric Weiskott on his new book, Meter and Modernity full 47

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]]> ira Assaf Kafantaris and Jennifer Higginbotham on royalty, race and gender ira Assaf Kafantaris and Jennifer Higginbotham on royalty, race and gender Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:00:00 GMT 57:46 27e6325e-7725-4a09-a3a3-0a9d44099b9f true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/ira-assaf-kafantaris-and-jennifer-higginbotham-on-royalty-race-and-gender-AWQhY5W2 6269894b03aa7300124d22b6 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Mira Assaf Kafantaris and Jennifer Higginbotham on royalty, race and gender full 46

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]]> <![CDATA[Luke Kennard's new book, Notes on the Sonnets]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:26:01 GMT 32:29 bc23db51-9968-4f10-8de1-612f4101a34c true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/luke-kennards-new-book-notes-on-the-sonnets-owIgU8s8 6269894b03aa7300124d22b7 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 49

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]]> Trevor, Carla, Shakespeare and Latinidad Trevor, Carla, Shakespeare and Latinidad Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:24:16 GMT 37:47 0ccc481b-65b2-44f5-aa6b-73a11998f10c true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/trevor-carla-shakespeare-and-latinidad-f3nbE_2J 6269894b03aa7300124d22b8 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 45

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]]> Richard Katz on the joys of being a clown Richard Katz on the joys of being a clown Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:00:00 GMT 41:22 0b997e9e-ffd8-4490-ac3e-98c6e01367c3 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/richard-katz-on-the-joys-of-being-a-clown-N_N8eAaE 6269894b03aa7300124d22b9 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 The actor and writer Richard Katz tells us about devising work, the creative space between play and playtext and the joys of being a clown. full 41 The actor and writer Richard Katz tells us about devising work, the creative space between play and playtext and the joys of being a clown. In devised work, Richard tells us, everyone directs, and there is no power structure in which the director is in charge of a group of actors. Clowning involves being in the moment, escaping the Freudian need to ask why a character does something. This film is a fascinating insight on theatre from a performer who has worked across The Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe, Complicité, Told By an Idiot and Improbable.

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]]> The actor and writer Richard Katz tells us about devising work, the creative space between play and playtext and the joys of being a clown. In devised work, Richard tells us, everyone directs, and there is no power structure in which the director is in charge of a group of actors. Clowning involves being in the moment, escaping the Freudian need to ask why a character does something. This film is a fascinating insight on theatre from a performer who has worked across The Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe, Complicité, Told By an Idiot and Improbable.

For more details on our films and further resources, go to our website at https://abitlit.co

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]]> Edwards Boys The Fawn 2 The Company Edwards Boys The Fawn 2 The Company Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:48:09 GMT 40:25 6f271a70-5bff-4b06-853a-e0ce69a04d82 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/edwards-boys-the-fawn-2-the-company-RQYTsFki 6269894b03aa7300124d22ba 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Members of the company talk about working on the production of The Fawn full 44

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]]> Edwards Boys The Fawn 1 Perry Edwards Boys The Fawn 1 Perry Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:47:54 GMT 32:18 fc5b3b13-bc5c-435e-b9c1-81cdedb721e3 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/edwards-boys-the-fawn-1-perry-qXuMptVM 6269894b03aa7300124d22bb 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Director Perry Mills talks about the production full 43

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]]> The devil on holiday in eighteenth-century England The devil on holiday in eighteenth-century England Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT 32:47 d28736fa-bc64-47f1-8bca-c03c7104f6f3 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/abl-the-devil-on-holiday-in-eighteenth-century-england-RqYytbr8 6269894b03aa7300124d22be 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Daniel Froid tells us about the place of the devil in eighteenth-century English literature, describing the devil in this age of secularisation as a mode of inquiry, a provocation to thinking and a way to investigate knowledge. full 40 He talks us through The Devil upon Two Sticks, which sees the devil looking into people's houses, which feels both spooky and also like an early version of reality TV. John Milton's Paradise Lost, Daniel Defoe's A Political History of the Devil and Eliza Heywood's A Spy upon the Conjuror all also feature, as does the anonymous The Adventures of Lucifer in London, in which the devil is a kind of human connoisseur and body-hops his way around England's capital city.

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]]> He talks us through The Devil upon Two Sticks, which sees the devil looking into people's houses, which feels both spooky and also like an early version of reality TV. John Milton's Paradise Lost, Daniel Defoe's A Political History of the Devil and Eliza Heywood's A Spy upon the Conjuror all also feature, as does the anonymous The Adventures of Lucifer in London, in which the devil is a kind of human connoisseur and body-hops his way around England's capital city.

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]]> Studying English and Creative Writing Studying English and Creative Writing Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT 32:18 aebcb9ad-3740-4579-8178-53785561e215 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/abl-studying-english-and-creative-writing-LhirB1j7 6269894b03aa7300124d22bc 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 In this film Oli Simmonds and Lauren Sharp tell us about their experiences studying for English Literature and Creative Writing degrees at Roehampton. full 39 We hear about moving from short stories to the novel as a creative writer, and the balance between historical and contemporary issues in the study of literature. We also hear what it has been like to study at a time of Covid, both the good and the bad sides of lockdown learning.

Oli and Lauren also tell us about Fincham Press, Roehampton's own publishing house, which nurtures new writing from students and staff. We hear about student trips to Paris and across the streets of London, bringing literature back into the real world that produced it and where it is set. They both speak powerfully about love, literature and stories, and working as a student community to take each other seriously and help one another to develop. Literature, they tell us, is something that records who we are and who we might be, and documents our lives even as it changes them.

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]]> We hear about moving from short stories to the novel as a creative writer, and the balance between historical and contemporary issues in the study of literature. We also hear what it has been like to study at a time of Covid, both the good and the bad sides of lockdown learning.

Oli and Lauren also tell us about Fincham Press, Roehampton's own publishing house, which nurtures new writing from students and staff. We hear about student trips to Paris and across the streets of London, bringing literature back into the real world that produced it and where it is set. They both speak powerfully about love, literature and stories, and working as a student community to take each other seriously and help one another to develop. Literature, they tell us, is something that records who we are and who we might be, and documents our lives even as it changes them.

For more details on our films and further resources, go to our website at https://abitlit.co

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]]> Theatre of Wrestling: Unruly Music Hall Sport Interview Theatre of Wrestling: Unruly Music Hall Sport Interview Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT 30:21 8fb09e3a-3799-4b8a-ab02-94bcb49dea34 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/new-wrestling-mKK_FQ0A 6269894b03aa7300124d22bd 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 ‘Theatre of Wrestling’ is a new series of short films from Wrestling Resurgence in which innovative combat-artists explore and challenge notions of showmanship, stage fighting and theatrical violence. full 38 The project draws on the transgressive histories of British popular theatre, including the Victorian music hall, variety theatre, the Shakespearean stage, and fairgrounds and circuses. In a far cry from the polite theatre that dominates today, Music Halls were bold and scandalous spaces where feats of strength and exhibitions of wrestling were interwoven with comedy, popular songs, and other variety acts such as human statuary and animal performances. In this interview, Richard Summers-Calvert and Sam West tell us about making these films, celebrating a time 'before wrestling was pinned down' and fixed, and instead mingled with other art and festival forms in what Claire Warden has called a 'queer music hall sport'. This work allows us to 'see wrestling differently', and connect wrestlers to the long history of their craft. Richard and Sam tell us about recreating and reimagining rare archival footage, and creating an 'experimental learning space' as a 'structure in which only wrestlers could thrive' - celebrating the unique skillset of a wrestler. The film also celebrates the importance of failure in any form of performance experiment, which is music to Andy Kesson's ears! You can see the documentary itself in our previous film, and be sure to check out our other wrestling films with Claire Warden and Sam West at Wrestling Resurgence, and the wrestlers Nick Radford, Chuck Mambo, RJ City, The OJMO and Josef Kafka.

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]]> The project draws on the transgressive histories of British popular theatre, including the Victorian music hall, variety theatre, the Shakespearean stage, and fairgrounds and circuses. In a far cry from the polite theatre that dominates today, Music Halls were bold and scandalous spaces where feats of strength and exhibitions of wrestling were interwoven with comedy, popular songs, and other variety acts such as human statuary and animal performances. In this interview, Richard Summers-Calvert and Sam West tell us about making these films, celebrating a time 'before wrestling was pinned down' and fixed, and instead mingled with other art and festival forms in what Claire Warden has called a 'queer music hall sport'. This work allows us to 'see wrestling differently', and connect wrestlers to the long history of their craft. Richard and Sam tell us about recreating and reimagining rare archival footage, and creating an 'experimental learning space' as a 'structure in which only wrestlers could thrive' - celebrating the unique skillset of a wrestler. The film also celebrates the importance of failure in any form of performance experiment, which is music to Andy Kesson's ears! You can see the documentary itself in our previous film, and be sure to check out our other wrestling films with Claire Warden and Sam West at Wrestling Resurgence, and the wrestlers Nick Radford, Chuck Mambo, RJ City, The OJMO and Josef Kafka.

For more details on our films and further resources, go to our website at https://abitlit.co

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]]> A celebration of Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel’s The Middle Ages: A Graphic History A celebration of Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel’s The Middle Ages: A Graphic History Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:40:00 GMT 33:33 edc08662-d318-4211-a626-b84b6ae55c93 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/a-celebration-of-eleanor-janega-and-neil-max-emmanuels-the-middle-ages-a-graphic-history-THnrTdDy 6269894b03aa7300124d22bf 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Eleanor Janega tells us about her new book, ‘The Middle Ages: A Graphic History’, illustrated by Neil Max Emmanuel. She tells us about the Eurocentric and Italian ways that history has been told, seeing the very concept of time periods as an Italian, impe full 37

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]]> <![CDATA[Muriel Spark, the impossible experimenter: a celebration of James Bailey's new book]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT 50:23 40fceaff-1e24-4312-9061-67faba0372fc true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/muriel-spark-the-impossible-experimenter-a-celebration-of-james-baileys-new-book-uiJ8Di1j 6269894b03aa7300124d22c4 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 32

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]]> Nedda Mehdizadeh on early modern Persian and English connections Nedda Mehdizadeh on early modern Persian and English connections Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT 39:16 07ac11f0-12c9-488f-b895-44d8b5928ede true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/nedda-mehdizadeh-on-early-modern-persian-and-english-connections-Q6U5mtWC 6269894b03aa7300124d22c3 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Nedda Mehdizadeh tells us about the networks existing between Safavid Persia and Tudor and Stuart England, and how English fantasies of ancient Persia as a fallen Empire affected their ability to interact with the contemporary country they actually encoun full 33

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]]> Erik Wade on the global origins of sex and race in English literature Erik Wade on the global origins of sex and race in English literature Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT 33:18 9ca651a8-0df0-41ee-87cf-e2dd0face5c7 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/erik-wade-on-the-global-origins-of-sex-and-race-in-english-literature-UWjJL8R1 6269894b03aa7300124d22c1 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 35

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]]> <![CDATA[Posthumanism and Ethics: Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT 1:07:42 9fe11703-ac20-4865-a872-10c7a7ec867a true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/posthumanism-and-ethics-kazuo-ishiguros-new-novel-klara-and-the-sun-CLHRr2Dh 6269894b03aa7300124d22c2 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Klara and the Sun, the eighth novel by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, was published in March 2021. Ishiguro is well-known for the combination of a subtle, understated style of narration, often delivered by unreliable and compromised narrators, with d full 34

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]]> Catherine Fletcher on public engagement, academic labour and her book on the Renaissance Catherine Fletcher on public engagement, academic labour and her book on the Renaissance Fri, 21 May 2021 11:00:00 GMT 1:00:45 e7bd5d15-b550-49a5-9f61-19425c6660dc true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/catherine-fletcher-on-public-engagement-academic-labour-and-her-book-on-the-renaissance-rgRDQtZa 6269894b03aa7300124d22c5 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 31

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]]> Before Trans and Before Queer with Rachel Mesch and Dustin Friedman Before Trans and Before Queer with Rachel Mesch and Dustin Friedman Fri, 07 May 2021 11:00:00 GMT 57:02 f2323371-cc2a-4901-98fa-884e68175877 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/before-trans-and-before-queer-with-rachel-mesch-and-dustin-friedman-ona0WiYV 6269894b03aa7300124d22c6 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Rachel Mesch has recently published her new book, Before Trans: Three Gender Stories from Nineteenth-Century France, and Dustin Friedman has recently published Before Queer Theory: Victorian Aestheticism and the Self. In this film, we bring the two of the full 30

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]]> Bodie Ashton on German nationhood, unexpected snails and the Pet Shop Boys Bodie Ashton on German nationhood, unexpected snails and the Pet Shop Boys Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 36:16 b666ab77-db9c-43ee-bbd0-62669ee6175a true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/bodie-ashton-on-snails-deviance-and-the-pet-shop-boys-V9oBjAg3 6269894b03aa7300124d22c7 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Bodie Ashton tells us about the nineteenth-century formation of Germany as country and concept, exploring issues such as work, communal ritual, religious belief, language and dialect, and the Brothers Grimm and their role in forming a German brand of folk full 29

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]]> Reading Greek Tragedy Online Reading Greek Tragedy Online Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:15:00 GMT 46:15 4e223593-6819-4e7f-84d8-d697bbabfc42 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/reading-greek-tragedy-online-1Fz3Xi_y 6269894b03aa7300124d22c8 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Reading Greek Tragedy Online started in response to the UK lockdown and is a long-lost twin of A Bit Lit! In this film, Paul O’Mahony speaks to the actor Evelyn Miller and the classics professor Joel Christensen about bringing actors and academics togethe full 28

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]]> Andy Kesson on public scholarship, creative practice and collaboration Andy Kesson on public scholarship, creative practice and collaboration Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 35:42 97c3a9b0-d9bc-4474-981e-c77e27be84cc true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/andy-kesson-on-public-scholarship-creative-practice-and-collaboration-AgDh2Fuh 6269894b03aa7300124d22cc 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Jeffrey Wilson gets to turn the tables on Andy Kesson and asks him about his public-facing work, in particular Before Shakespeare and A Bit Lit. Jeff and Andy discuss the art of collaboration, what public audiences and creative practitioners can bring to full 26

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]]> Derek Dunne, Tom Harrison and Paul Salzman discuss Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist Derek Dunne, Tom Harrison and Paul Salzman discuss Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 25:23 69f6f0d9-4be4-4823-bb5e-4fbf59e263ce true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/derek-dunne-tom-harrison-and-paul-salzman-discuss-ben-jonsons-the-alchemist-nt_JmlXT 6269894b03aa7300124d22ca 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Derek Dunne, Tom Harrison and Paul Salzman discuss Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist. full 23

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]]> The writer and historian Mathew Lyons with thoughts on all of us moving indoors The writer and historian Mathew Lyons with thoughts on all of us moving indoors Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 15:31 f42257c3-4fcf-4350-a63d-5ea320de9a31 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/the-writer-and-historian-mathew-lyons-with-thoughts-on-all-of-us-moving-indoors-M9_eNN9k 6269894b03aa7300124d22cb 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Mathew Lyons puts the current lockdown into historical perspectives, and suggests that ‘though we are separated by space, we aren’t necessarily separated by time’. full 27

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]]> Becky Yearling talks to Tom Harrison about early modern satire Becky Yearling talks to Tom Harrison about early modern satire Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 33:24 226bd232-5c13-4bac-8952-f51dd08d7f16 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/becky-yearling-talks-to-tom-harrison-about-early-modern-satire-lH6xvXb7 6269894b03aa7300124d22c9 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Becky Yearling and Tom Harrison discuss early modern satire, a popular genre for the stage and page which achieved its greatest notoriety in the 1590s, when the Bishops’ Ban resulted in the censoring and burning of satirical texts. Becky and Tom look in p full 25

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]]> Aphra Behn’s works on stage and page Aphra Behn’s works on stage and page Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 47:56 0cb7dbfd-9019-440f-8bb4-4468883dca1b true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/aphra-behns-works-on-stage-and-page-ahkOUxZb 6269894b03aa7300124d22cd 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Tom Harrison talks about the works of Aphra Behn with Elaine Hobby and Claire Bowditch, two of the general editors of the new Cambridge Edition of Aphra Behn (published 2021-5). Topics include The Rover, authorial personas, cheeky chimney sweeps, the exci full 24

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]]> Research and creative work: TIDE Project: travel, transculturality and identity in England Research and creative work: TIDE Project: travel, transculturality and identity in England Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 46:00 c78e36a8-faf5-403b-b7cb-e988f78e0012 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/research-and-creative-work-tide-project-travel-transculturality-and-identity-in-england-48yQfJLX 6269894b03aa7300124d22ce 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Professor Nandini Das and Preti Taneja introduce us to the TIDE project, which asks how mobility in the great age of travel and discovery shaped English perceptions of human identity based on cultural identification and difference. We hear in particular a full 22

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]]> Harry McCarthy tells us about boy performance in early modern and contemporary theatre Harry McCarthy tells us about boy performance in early modern and contemporary theatre Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 28:07 e3297bbe-705a-4145-b46e-68d7a20fe942 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/harry-mccarthy-tells-us-about-boy-performance-in-early-modern-and-contemporary-theatre-IH7TPnUo 6269894b03aa7300124d22d2 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Harry McCarthy explores the relationship between theatre history and contemporary performance as a way of learning about the past. full 17

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]]> Why dramaturgy is like cartography Anne G. Morgan on what a dramaturg actually does Why dramaturgy is like cartography Anne G. Morgan on what a dramaturg actually does Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 25:32 9e976029-70c2-4ac7-b3d0-87579deab2ed true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/why-dramaturgy-is-like-cartography-anne-g-morgan-on-what-a-dramaturg-actually-does-G9rujaCu 6269894b03aa7300124d22d0 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Anne G. Morgan talks to Emma Whipday about why dramaturgy is like cartography, new writing, how literature connects us, and what a dramaturg actually does full 21

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]]> Theatre design: history and practice with Ella Hawkins and E. M. Parry Theatre design: history and practice with Ella Hawkins and E. M. Parry Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 50:14 be3308ee-fdc7-4c53-92f4-4f9b8572044d true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/theatre-design-history-and-practice-with-ella-hawkins-and-e-m-parry-pPPN8WJt 6269894b03aa7300124d22d1 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 18

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]]> The first English playhouse? Holger Syme on the new archaeological discovery of the Red Lion The first English playhouse? Holger Syme on the new archaeological discovery of the Red Lion Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 1:01:26 55a9e067-fcb1-4743-9e16-feb1c6366f18 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/the-first-english-playhouse-holger-syme-on-the-new-archaeological-discovery-of-the-red-lion-19UAM2bj 6269894b03aa7300124d22d3 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Last month, archaeologist Stephen White of University College London announced the discovery of the Red Lion site, an often-forgotten Elizabethan playhouse that is the earliest we know of. Theatre historian Holger Syme discusses the implications of this d full 19

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]]> <![CDATA[Clowns and kings: Sophie Russell on playing Richard III at Shakespeare's Globe]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 32:29 1743f612-d278-4dcc-b8d1-62d571e94d90 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/clowns-and-kings-sophie-russell-on-playing-richard-iii-at-shakespeares-globe-gW3UNPQW 6269894b03aa7300124d22cf 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 20

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]]> Sathnam Sanghera on the British Empire and its legacy Sathnam Sanghera on the British Empire and its legacy Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 24:15 b497f95c-d08e-4b5c-9f92-732c56de54ab true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/sathnam-sanghera-on-the-british-empire-and-its-legacy-WYuil_q6 6269894b03aa7300124d22d4 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 16

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]]> Stephen Guy-Bray on queer theory, poetics and representation in Shakespeare Stephen Guy-Bray on queer theory, poetics and representation in Shakespeare Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 39:09 716e8cec-d844-46e7-8ecc-18922afcbb33 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/stephen-guy-bray-on-queer-theory-poetics-and-representation-e_tyi1Lp 6269894b03aa7300124d22d7 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 14

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]]> Will Tosh chats about poetry, sexual identity, and literature as consolation Will Tosh chats about poetry, sexual identity, and literature as consolation Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 37:05 73ef3928-b21c-4dcc-bafb-e2069f75431e true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/will-tosh-chats-about-poetry-sexual-identity-and-literature-as-consolation-eUal21XG 6269894b03aa7300124d22d8 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Will Tosh, Research Fellow and Lecturer at Shakespeare’s Globe, talks to Emma Whipday about little-known Elizabethan sonneteer (and friend of Shakespeare) Richard Barnfield, sexual identity, literature as consolation and why sexual desire is like a nest o full 13

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]]> Sound, body and imagination: Alison Bomber tells us about voice coaching and theatre Sound, body and imagination: Alison Bomber tells us about voice coaching and theatre Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 41:51 f058f4a4-18a9-4ba9-aa10-fefd986c6279 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/sound-body-and-imagination-alison-bomber-tells-us-about-voice-coaching-and-theatre-NIzaUd9Q 6269894b03aa7300124d22d5 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 11

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]]> Shakespeare for snowflakes: Ian Burrows chats to Emma Whipday Shakespeare for snowflakes: Ian Burrows chats to Emma Whipday Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 26:56 a60a307f-e20f-4d65-8746-f267479a31cf true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/shakespeare-for-snowflakes-ian-burrows-chats-to-emma-whipday-PYwOqSwD 6269894b03aa7300124d22d9 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 12

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]]> Nick Radford, the poet laureate of pro wrestling, on poetry in the ring Nick Radford, the poet laureate of pro wrestling, on poetry in the ring Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMT 49:37 003e200a-637a-4868-8c61-d3910c04c818 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/nick-radford-the-poet-laureate-of-pro-wrestling-on-poetry-in-the-ring-9Hag0Swm 6269894b03aa7300124d22d6 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Nick Radford is the poet laureate of pro wrestling, and tells us about how he uses the writing and reading literature in his matches. He explores the crossovers between wrestling and eroticism and reflects on the changes in professional wrestling over the full 15

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]]> The Cavendishes with Lisa Hopkins and Tom Rutter The Cavendishes with Lisa Hopkins and Tom Rutter Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:14:43 GMT 31:19 dd5a3cef-29e0-4896-bb42-0b232a7f46c6 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/the-cavendishes-_TWelXhG 6269894b03aa7300124d22da 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 10

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]]> Suzannah Lipscomb: research, TV and gender in the archives Suzannah Lipscomb: research, TV and gender in the archives Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:14:32 GMT 23:07 7999f6ff-0ba5-4abc-94ae-3b33534423bc true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/suzannah-lipscomb-research-tv-and-gender-in-the-archives-UmghggEH 6269894b03aa7300124d22db 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Andy Kesson about working between the worlds of research and TV, the Tudor court, a French Protestant community of women, and why academics should be more like upside-down swans. full 9

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]]> <![CDATA[Secrets of Jane Austen's House with Sophie Reynolds]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:14:17 GMT 43:30 b1687b66-6ba5-4326-853c-45351ca33416 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/secrets-of-jane-austens-house-with-sophie-reynolds-lRBwUvT_ 6269894b03aa7300124d22dc 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 8

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]]> Box Office Bears #1: a new research project on animal-baiting Box Office Bears #1: a new research project on animal-baiting Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:14:06 GMT 41:52 cbe0bbfd-6236-4be9-8898-f34002695946 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/box-office-bears-1-a-new-research-project-on-animal-baiting-2VGSIt9i 6269894b03aa7300124d22dd 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 7

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]]> Ambereen Dadabhoy on early modern race and the English playhouse Ambereen Dadabhoy on early modern race and the English playhouse Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:13:51 GMT 43:13 74282bda-755f-4b92-a4f7-958f1809631b true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/ambereen-dadabhoy-on-early-modern-race-and-the-english-playhouse-HScHXtbQ 6269894b03aa7300124d22de 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 6

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]]> The actor Marc Elliott on performing in Eastenders, Holby City, musicals and Shakespeare The actor Marc Elliott on performing in Eastenders, Holby City, musicals and Shakespeare Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:40:10 GMT 30:11 db43a7b8-94dc-445e-b31f-b12714bbf9ca true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/the-actor-marc-elliott-on-performing-in-eastenders-holby-city-musicals-and-shakespeare-niif54MP 6269894b03aa7300124d22df 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Marc Elliott tells us about acting as a kind of ‘pretending to be lots of different people’, and how TV acting can often feel just as live as in the theatre. We hear about the surprising similarities between modern TV script learning and repertory system full 5

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]]> Eleanor Janega on medieval sex positivity, Black Death and revolution Eleanor Janega on medieval sex positivity, Black Death and revolution Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:39:56 GMT 30:02 6cebc703-76d3-4f8b-827b-fe120f6906cc true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/eleanor-janega-on-medieval-sex-positivity-black-death-and-revolution-MtxEHHrv 6269894b03aa7300124d22e0 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Eleanor Janega tells us about medieval European sex positivity, Black Death and revolution, and argues that the fourteenth century was ‘the best century’. full 4

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]]> <![CDATA[RJ City tells Andy Kesson about stories, expectations & audiences]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:39:42 GMT 33:33 7da2d35f-6944-4fe2-bfbc-a5da168df171 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/rj-city-tells-andy-kesson-about-stories-expectations-audiences-_lt00Bzd 6269894b03aa7300124d22e1 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 The wrestler, writer and comedian RJ City tells Andy Kesson about storytelling with the body, playing against genre conventions and wrestling as a kind of exploration of bodily intimacy and care. Basil Fawlty, Roland Barthes and Bertolt Brecht also featur full 3

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]]> <![CDATA[Samira Ahmed on her broadcasting career, the news & the recent history of critical thinking]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:39:30 GMT 34:55 600f4633-33b5-4933-a119-2e81943c980e true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/samira-ahmed-on-her-broadcasting-career-the-news-the-recent-history-of-critical-thinking-FcrtQ4zL 6269894b03aa7300124d22e2 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 full 2

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]]> Miles Grier on inkface, blackface, Othello and fraternities of white men Miles Grier on inkface, blackface, Othello and fraternities of white men Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:39:14 GMT 43:06 0f57fc2d-ddc9-4a27-ac4f-a878f8e7e449 true https://a-bit-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/miles-grier-on-inkface-blackface-othello-and-fraternities-of-white-men-ACnoZJAB 6269894b03aa7300124d22e3 6269894703aa7300124d22a5 Miles Grier is a book and theatre historian, and tells us about the place of Shakespeare’s Othello in a ‘long moment of shared vernacular literacy as a colonising tool’. Grier insists that this is a play that ‘implicitly summons an audience of white exper full 1

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