Jonathan Bate
Shall I compare Taylor Swift to William Shakespeare?
To be or not to be a Swiftie, one of the millions of Taylor Swift fans around the world. That is the question eminent Shakespeare scholar and former Oxford professor Sir Jonathan Bate answered with a… Audio
Shakespeare with David Lawrence: Titus Andronicus
Director of Wellington theatre company The Bacchanals and associate director of Twelfth Night, one of the productions of the Pop-Up Globe Auckland. He discusses the first Shakespeare tragedy, Titus… Audio
Books 2015 with Laura Kroetsch and Kate De Goldi
Laura Kroetsch is director of Adelaide Writers' Week at the 2016 Adelaide Festival. Kate De Goldi's most recent novel is From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle, and the stage adaptation of her 2012… Audio
The life and works of poet laureate Ted Hughes
Sir Jonathan Bate was knighted this year for his services to literary scholarship. The Professor of English Literature at Oxford University has many strings to his bow, including biographer, critic… Audio