The Hamlet Podcast

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene v - Macbeth's wife enters reading a letter, and reveals her own ambitions for her husband. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene iv - Macbeth and Banquo return to Duncan, who is about to announce the new Prince of Cumberland... Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene iii - Macbeth begins to wonder what happens next, and whether he will need to do anything... Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene iii - Macbeth and Banquo marvel at what they've heard, while Ross and Angus arrive with news. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene iii - Macbeth and Banquo appear, and get a strange prophesy from the witches. (Please note: an earlier version of this file uploaded itself incorrectly, sending Episode 04 instead of this new material. It has been deleted, and this really is Episode 05... already the witches are messing with us...!) Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene iii - We rejoin the Witches, now back on their heath, there to meet with Macbeth... Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene ii - The scene concludes with the bloody captain's last bit of news, and a strange messenger from elsewhere... Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene ii - We are plunged almost head-first into the gruesome violence that currently plagues Scotland, as various revolts have sprung up against King Duncan. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

One episode into the play and we've already finished Macbeth Act One Scene One, and so already it's time for a bonus episode. I couldn't really start anywhere other than with Ninagawa Macbeth, one of the most remarkable versions of the play in the last 50 years.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Act I, Scene i - A whole new chapter! We begin the play with Act One Scene One - fair is foul, and foul is fair... Written and presented by Conor Hanratty