The Hamlet Podcast
Conor Hanratty
A weekly podcast now exploring Shakespeare's Macbeth. Every episode covers approximately 30 lines of the play - week by week, until we finish sometime in 2023!
Episodes
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Jan 14, 2018 • 9min
Episode 22 - The Primrose Path of Dalliance
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act I, Scene iii - Polonius' house. Ophelia responds to Laertes' lecture, and their father comes to encourage Laertes to set sail.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.
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Jan 7, 2018 • 11min
Episode 21 - Fear it, Ophelia
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act I, Scene iii - Polonius' house. Laertes continues lecturing his sister Ophelia before he returns to Paris.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.
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Dec 31, 2017 • 11min
Episode 20 - The Trifling of his Favour
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act I, Scene iii - Polonius' house. Laertes has some advice for his sister Ophelia before he returns to Paris.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.
Dec 24, 2017 • 7min
Bonus Episode - Sir Peter Hall
In this second bonus episode, we pay a brief tribute to Sir Peter Hall, the great English director who died in September 2017.
Dec 17, 2017 • 10min
Episode 19 - Foul Play
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court - Hamlet decides to go see the Ghost that night, and begs the other men to keep it all a secret.
Dec 10, 2017 • 10min
Episode 18 - Dreadful Secrecy
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court - Hamlet meets Horatio, Bernardo and Marcellus. Horatio and the watchmen discuss the Ghost with Hamlet.
Presented by Conor Hanratty
Dec 3, 2017 • 8min
Episode 17 - Methinks I see my father
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court - Hamlet meets Horatio, Bernardo and Marcellus. Horatio speaks to Hamlet.
Presented by Conor Hanratty
Nov 26, 2017 • 8min
Episode 16 - A Truant Disposition
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court - Hamlet meets Horatio, Bernardo and Marcellus.
Presented by Conor Hanratty
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Nov 19, 2017 • 14min
Episode 15 - The First Soliloquy
Explore the profound power of soliloquies in Shakespeare's work as they reveal character depth and forge connections with the audience. Dive into Hamlet's first soliloquy, where he grapples with heartbreak and betrayal over his mother's swift remarriage after his father's death. Uncover themes of grief, mortality, and moral conflict, all encapsulated in Hamlet's rich and evocative language, set against the backdrop of his haunting solitude.
Nov 12, 2017 • 9min
Episode 14 - Go not to Wittenberg
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court - Claudius concludes his day's business.
Presented by Conor Hanratty
