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S3E44 A fascinating conversation today that's a must-listen for all Stevenson enthusiasts. Ash talks more to Jeremy Hodges about Stevenson's time in Paris, the damaging influence of Victorian Edinburgh and the story of Katharine de Mattos. Katharine was Stevenson's cousin and fellow author, who Jeremy has written about in his latest book, Mrs Jekyll and Cousin Hyde.  You can read Jeremy's biography of Stevenson, Lamplit Vicious Fairyland, here: Lamplit, Vicious Fairy Land | Robert Louis Stevenson (robert-louis-stevenson.org) Purchase a copy of Mrs Jekyll and Cousin Hyde here:  Mrs Jekyll and Cousin Hyde — Luath Press Or order one from the fantastic Typewronger Books here:  Typewronger Books - Home Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E43 We're taking a break from Shakespeare but not from the Wars of the Roses. Today we look at another portrait of the civil war in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow.  Joining Ash to talk about this lesser known novel by RLS is journalist and author Jeremy Hodges. Tune in next time to hear more about Jeremy's work. You can read his biography of Stevenson, Lamplit Vicious Fairyland, here: Lamplit, Vicious Fairy Land | Robert Louis Stevenson (robert-louis-stevenson.org) Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Sound Bite: The Black Arrow (1988)  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E42 In the final Part of Henry VI, we see England descend fully into chaos. Today we discuss violence, ill-blowing winds and the rise of one of Shakespeare's most famous villains.  Joining Ash once again are Hailey Bachrach and Owen Horsley, who have worked on adaptations of the plays for the Globe and the RSC.  Selections for the play are read by actor Danielle Farrow. You can find more information about all three contributors below:  Hailey Bachrach: https://haileybachrach.com/about/ @hbachrach   Owen Horsley:  https://www.owenhorsley.com/ @OwenHorsley Danielle Farrow: http://daniellefarrow.com/ @DFActing Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Sound Bite: The Wars of the Roses (1965)  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E41 Today, Ash talks more to his special guest for the Henry VI episodes, Owen Horsley, about adapting Shakespeare, cutting Henry VI, and working for the RSC. You can visit Owen's website here: https://www.owenhorsley.com And get a glimpse of the RSC's The Wars of the Roses here:  https://www.rsc.org.uk/the-wars-of-the-roses-part-1 And follow Owen on Twitter: @OwenHorsley   Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.    www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis

S3E40 It's Part 2 of Henry VI and things are going from bad to worse for King and country. Tune in to hear about witchcraft, beheadings, royal adultery and the beginning of the Wars of the Roses.  Joining Ash once again are Hailey Bachrach and Owen Horsley, who have worked on adaptations of the plays for the Globe and the RSC.  Selections for the play are read by actor Danielle Farrow. You can find more information about all three contributors below:  Hailey Bachrach: https://haileybachrach.com/about/ @hbachrach   Owen Horsley:  https://www.owenhorsley.com/ @OwenHorsley Danielle Farrow: http://daniellefarrow.com/ @DFActing Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Sound Bite: The Wars of the Roses (1965)  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E39 Today, Ash talks more to his special guest for the Henry VI episodes, Hailey Bachrach, about adapting Shakespeare, diverse casting and the "protagonist vacuum" in Henry VI. You can visit Hailey's website here: https://haileybachrach.com/about/ Sign up to her newsletter, Dramatis Personae: shakespeare.substack.com And follow her on Twitter: @hbachrach   Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.    www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E38 Today, we begin an ambitious podcast trilogy on Shakespeare's earliest history plays - the three parts of Henry VI.  Picking up from where we left off, today's play opens with the funeral of Henry V. For his infant son, the first phase of his reign will be threatened by a French renaissance, and rumbles of civil war in his own country.   Joining Ash to discuss the Wars of the Roses and Joan of Arc are Hailey Bachrach and Owen Horsley, who have worked on adaptations of the plays for the Globe and the RSC.  And finally, selections from all three plays are read by actor Danielle Farrow. You can find more information about all three contributors below:  Hailey Bachrach: https://haileybachrach.com/about/ @hbachrach   Owen Horsley:  https://www.owenhorsley.com/ @OwenHorsley Danielle Farrow: http://daniellefarrow.com/ @DFActing Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Sound Bite: David Warner in The Wars of the Roses   www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E37 John Steinbeck’s The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights was published posthumously in 1976. Though unfinished, it is a fascinating record of a legendary American writer attempting to translate Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur into modern language. Tune in to learn all about Steinbeck’s process, his interpretation of Malory as a novelist and the mafia connection to King Arthur’s Knights. Ash is joined today by special guests Caleb James and Spencer Church of the Drunken Pen Writing Podcast to provide an American perspective. Check out their stuff here: https://drunkenpenwriting.podbean.com/ https://drunkenpenwriting.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Sound Bite: John Steinbeck's Nobel Acceptance Speech www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E36 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court  is Mark Twain's rollicking attack on the Arthurian romances. Join us today as we discuss Twain, typewriters, and dynamiting wizards out of the water.  Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Sound Bite: The Simpsons.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis   R9yaWHuX7YFS26rN1mWX  

S3E35 Today Ash is joined once again by special guest Aaron Sidwell to talk more about his recent performance of Henry V at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, his YouTube Series Bard from the Barn and the future of theatre in a post-Covid world.  Watch Aaron's production here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynSpVRu_8kE Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis