Though they know that he is dangerous, the followers help him advance to his goal, which is the possession of supreme power.” ...

BBC Radio 4 has announced a host of exciting new commissions coming soon to Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. This includes The Fever, a 90-minute radio adaptation of the critically acclaimed play by Wallace Sh ...

The truth is that however I choose to express myself will not live up to the weight of these facts: Vincent died, and then ...

There is something here for everyone – from gripping podcast dramas to classics like King Lear, these new commissions ... Stuarts back on their rightful throne. This five-part series tells ...

Stories that linger beyond the final page, revealing hidden depths with each reread. These unforgettable books demand a ...

it was fate that Motonari's life and family dynamics had echoes of Shakespeare's King Lear. That's when Kurosawa's project ultimately became Ran, his third movie based on Shakespeare after Throne ...

Succession is King Lear for the modern age. At their core ... She is scheming, hostile and would poison your wine if that’s what it takes to sit on the throne. Shiv, on the other hand, wraps her ...

Shakespeare was one of the managing partners of the Lord Chamberlain's Company (renamed the King's Company when James succeeded to the throne), whose actors included the famous Richard Burbage.

But is economic calculation our highest standard? After Shakespeare’s King Lear steps down from the throne, he pleads with his elder two daughters to grant him some vestige of his former majesty.

The king, Cosroe, a la King Lear, has decided to give up his throne, precipitating a chain of events that sets his two sons, Medarse and Siroe, on a collision course, bolstered by the machinations of ...

The new BBC Radio 4 drama slate includes Shakespeare, James Bond, an adaptation of the film Local hero, and Cate Blanchett!