S8E5 Romeo & Juliet Part 1

Learn about the life and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach as we explore some of his most famous compositions! We'll also listen to Psalm 96 and "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman. 

Season 13 Episode 9: featuring "All Creatures of Our God and King/ Canticle of the Sun", Matthew 6:25-34, "Hurt No Living Thing" by Christina Rossetti, "The Systematic Yellow Billed Cuckoo" from the Dooryard Stories by Clara Dillingham Pierson, "The Swallow" by Christina Rossetti ... Show More

Season 13 Episode 8: featuring "All Creatures of Our God and King/ Canticle of the Sun", Matthew 6:25-34, "Hurt No Living Thing" by Christina Rossetti, "The Very Rude Young Robins" from the Dooryard Stories by Clara Dillingham Pierson, "The Swallow" by Christina Rossetti, and Psa ... Show More

Claire and I swoon over our favorite bits of Romeo and Juliet, and discuss why this play is not a cautionary tale of unbridled passion and the excesses of youth, but rather a hymn to the redemptive powers of love itself. 

Experience the legendary works of the Bard with William Shakespeare Collection, featuring masterful narrations of his most famous plays and sonnets. From the tragic love of Romeo and Juliet to the political intrigue of Julius Caesar, these works showcase the depth and brilliance ... Show More

Experience the legendary works of the Bard with William Shakespeare Collection, featuring masterful narrations of his most famous plays and sonnets. From the tragic love of Romeo and Juliet to the political intrigue of Julius Caesar, these works showcase the depth and brilliance ... Show More

Experience the legendary works of the Bard with William Shakespeare Collection, featuring masterful narrations of his most famous plays and sonnets. From the tragic love of Romeo and Juliet to the political intrigue of Julius Caesar, these works showcase the depth and brilliance ... Show More

Sophie Duncan delves into the playwright’s world-famous tragedy to reveal what it tells us about youth in the Tudor era The doomed romance of young lovers Romeo and Juliet has captured imaginations across the centuries – but what does William Shakespeare’s play tell us about the ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, written in the early 1590s after a series of histories and comedies. His audience already knew the story of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in Verona and the fate of the young lovers from their rival houses, ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, written in the early 1590s after a series of histories and comedies. His audience already knew the story of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in Verona and the fate of the young lovers from their rival houses, ... Show More

Experience the legendary works of the Bard with William Shakespeare Collection, featuring masterful narrations of his most famous plays and sonnets. From the tragic love of Romeo and Juliet to the political intrigue of Julius Caesar, these works showcase the depth and brilliance ... Show More

<p>For Valentine&apos;s day, tonight’s storytelling is the tragic love story of William Shakespeare&apos;s Romeo and Juliet. This retelling by Edith Nesbit is a love story about two young teenagers who fall in love with each other the first time they meet. However, the many years ... Show More