A podcast full of sound and fury, told by idiots. Dedicated to covering the plays of William Shakespeare in chronological order.
Bard Flies
Claim This Podcastby James A. Smith, William C. Quinn
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A podcast full of sound and fury, told by idiots. Dedicated to covering the plays of William Shakespeare in chronological order.
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Publishing Since
2/17/2020
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February 21, 2023
The End: Die Bard With A Vengeance
<p>Several dozen plays later, Will and James host a wrap-up episode where they revisit, revise, and criticize one another’s rankings, recognize the greatest and most outlandish characters with awards, and reflect on the experience of reading Shakespeare cover to cover over the past several years as they finish Season One of Bard Flies.</p><p>Credits</p><ul><li><p>Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous)</p></li><li><p>Outro Music: Jon Sayles, “Saltarello” (composed by anonymous)</p></li><li><p>Illustrative Excerpts: “Pomp and Circumstance” (Edward Elgar); “First Blood,” dir. Ted Kotcheff (1982); “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” dir. Jay Roach (1997); “Friends: The One Where Phoebe Runs,” dir. Gary Halvorson (1999); “Top Gun,” dir. Tony Scott (1986); “Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back,” dir. Irvin Kershner (1980); “Goodfellas,” dir. Martin Scorsese (1990); John Gielgud, “Ages of Man,” Caedmon Records (1959); “Robin Hood,” dir. Wolfgang Reitherman and David Hand (1973); “Henry IV, Part One,” dir. Clive Brill (1998)</p></li></ul>
November 28, 2022
The Two Noble Kinsmen: The Two Ignoble Podcasters
<p>In Shakespeare's final -- yes, final -- play, he returns to where he started with the plight of noblemen in love with the same woman. Working again with John Fletcher, Shakespeare borrows from Chaucer for a tale set in ancient Greece featuring duels, delusions, exposure therapy, and prayers to the gods that get answered like the wishes on a monkey's paw -- but all in the service of a story that ends happily. (Except for the guy who gets thrown from his horse and dies in his hour of triumph.)</p><p>Credits</p><ul><li><p>Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous)</p></li><li><p>Outro Music: Jon Sayles, “Saltarello” (composed by anonymous)</p></li><li><p>Illustrative Excerpts: Arkangel / BBC, “The Two Noble Kinsmen” (2006)</p></li></ul>
October 10, 2022
Henry VIII: Rope-a-Pope
<p>In the final of the history plays, Shakespeare and his collaborator John Fletcher take on Henry VIII, the story of his first two wives, the birth of the future queen Elizabeth, and the establishment of the Church of England. In this episode, Will and James discuss why people have found the politics of Henry’s court so compelling across the ages from Showtime’s The Tudors to Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall to Broadway’s Six, unpack the downfall speeches of Cardinal Wolsey and Katherine of Aragon, and consider whether you could pull it off today.</p><p>Credits</p><ul><li><p>Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous)</p></li><li><p>Outro Music: Jon Sayles, “Saltarello” (composed by anonymous)</p></li><li><p>Illustrative Excerpts: Herman’s Hermits, “Henry the Eighth, I Am,” The Ed Sullivan Show (1965); Arkangel / BBC, “History of Henry VIII” (1998); Bea Segura, “Henry VIII,” dir. Hannah Khalil, Shakespeare’s Globe (2022)</p></li></ul>
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