Podcasts about Stratford

Bethel Church Stratford | Father's Day | June 15th by mybethel.ca

Originally from the US, Sharon shared her inspiring journey into the world of midwifery—a calling that has taken her across the globe. From supporting births in the US, Cambodia, Tonga, Benin (West Africa), the Peruvian Amazon, Mexico, and Aotearoa New Zealand, Sharon's deep passion for whānau-centred care has left a powerful imprint in every place she's been. Sharon moved to NZ with her husband Dave and their three children (Adam, Sarah, and Will) in 2003, after time in Cambodia. She knew New Zealand was where she wanted to work as a midwife—and raise her family. For years, they called Stratford home, where Sharon managed the maternity unit until its closure in 2015—a heartbreaking time for her and the community.

In 1850, the quiet town of Stratford, Connecticut was shaken by a bizarre and terrifying haunting that gripped the world's attention. Reverend Eliakim Phelps and his family were tormented by objects falling from nowhere, cryptic messages, and strange effigies crafted from household items. As the phenomena escalated—turning violent and targeting the children—skeptics, spiritualists, and investigators descended on the mansion in search of answers. Was it a hoax, psychic energy, or something truly supernatural? This episode dives into the enduring mystery of the Stratford Poltergeist. Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode.

Residents of the Success Village housing cooperative in Bridgeport and Stratford will be experiencing a fee increase. Court appointed attorney Barry Knott who has been managing the financially troubled complex says they have a million-dollars in new debt and six-million more that was inherited. We spoke with Attorney Knott about the findings and what it means for residents. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

In this live episode of Hurt to Healing, Julia Samuel is joined by acclaimed author and advocate Kit de Waal for a powerful conversation about friendship, fear, and the patterns we inherit from childhood. With her signature blend of candour and compassion, Kit opens up about the painful unravelling of a close friendship and how it stirred echoes of her early life — growing up with a strict Jamaican Jehovah's Witness father and a fiery Irish Catholic mother. She reflects on the emotional survival tactics that shaped her, the fierce loyalty of her siblings, and the way fear and secrecy became part of her emotional DNA. Together, Julia and Kit explore the complexities of trust, identity, and repair — what it means to rewrite the stories we were raised with, and how we begin to parent and connect differently. From Kit's teenage rebellion and escape from a rigid religious upbringing to her work in social care and advocacy for marginalised voices, this is a conversation about resilience, rupture, and growth.  Find Kit: Website: https://www.kitdewaal.com/ Instagram: @kitdewaal Please subscribe and leave a review—it truly makes all the difference! Follow Julia at @juliasamuelmbe for more insights, tips, and conversations on life's challenges and how to improve your mental well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

Bethel Church Stratford | Sunday Service | June 8th by mybethel.ca

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

Melissa welcomed Mike Fiorello and Kristen Record, two acclaimed Stratford Teachers, to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about education in the waning days in the school year. Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

Stratford is a town obsessed with the skies, so it was only natural to have the Connecticut Air and Space Center come to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about their upcoming events. Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

Sgt. Kevin Albohn of the Stratord Police Department as well as the executive director of the Stratford Police Activities League made a stop at the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about the latest in stopping crime in Stratford as well as some of the fun stuff the PAL Program is doing. Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

David Wright (NOT THAT DAVID WRIGHT) was a part of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about the Lighthouse Open House. Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

We here at WICC have always supported our veterans, so it was our honor to welcome Bob Mastroni, the President of the Stratford Veterans Museum to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about the museum and an upcoming event they'll be having. Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

Breaking News! Little Pub is opening a new location next month! Doug broke the news exclusively on the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour at the Blue Sky Diner in Stratford! Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

To wrap up the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour stop at the Blue Sky Diner in Stratford, Melissa welcomed Stephanie Kadam to talk about the Stratford Historical Society. Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

Sikorsky Chief Operating Officer, Audrey Brady, took part in the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about Sikorsky's history in the city of Stratford and its impact locally, nationally and globally. Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

What's going with the school system in Stratford? Heather Borges, the Superintendent joined the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about it, as well as give us a look back at her experience so far. Image Credit: Logo by Meghan Boyd, Edit by Eric Urbanowicz

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

It’s that time of year. Graduation! Commencement! These events mark the end of a student’s academic journey, and hopefully the start of something new. These rites of passage serve as important celebrations in a young person's life. Today, we talk to those responsible for making sure these ceremonies go off without a hitch! Social media, AI and other technologies have transformed how these milestones are captured and organized. Attitudes around all this pomp and circumstance are changing too. We’ll also hear about Connecticut’s Queer Prom. GUESTS: Kristen Record: Physics teacher at Bunnell High School in Stratford, Connecticut and Senior Class Advisor Patrick Dilger: Director of Integrated Communications and Marketing Southern Connecticut State University Brayden Ransom: Community Impact Manager, The Health Collective Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A large sinkhole caused the closure of part of Route 113 near Sikorsky Airport in Stratford. The DOT is now trying to find a long term solution to the problem, which was likely caused by tidal issues. We spoke with Josh Morgan of the DOT about this, work starting on the Commodore Hull Bridge and reaction to DOT-related legislation passing this session. Image Credit: Getty Images

Bethel Church Stratford | Sunday Service | June 1st by mybethel.ca

For this episode I interview Judy Maddren - Judy is a University of Guelph and CFRU alumni who went on to work in professional radio with the CBC. In more recent years she's run a project called “Soundportraits” where she records interviews to help people tell their life stories. The parallels between the type of work Judy and I have done made this a highly intriguing interview for me, and I'm very glad Alumni Affairs connected us! Thank you Judy for taking the time and traveling to me at the station for this interview.More about Judy:“For many years, Judy started the day with millions of Canadians across Canada, sharing the latest news of the world and our country as host of CBC Radio's World Report. Her day began at 4:15 at her computer and continued with seven live broadcasts. She says “I loved making pictures with words, using the right verb to conjure up an image and to tell the story. The older I get, the more I believe that stories are the basis of all our learning.”She was also the CBC's Broadcast Advisor, providing language and pronunciation recommendations to CBC broadcasters and writers on radio, television and CBC dot caIn 1990, Judy produced the first public reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with CBC readers, and then expanded the readings across Canada. They are still held in several communities across the country each year, raising money to benefit local charities of all kinds. The Governor-General awarded Judy the Meritorious Service Medal in November, 2016 for her efforts with the Christmas Carol readings.And last year she was invited to be a Volunteer Presiding Officer at Canadian Citizenship Ceremonies – a real honour.Her broadcasting experience has meant that she is often invited to speak or host public events, which she really enjoys.Judy's broadcasting career and producing the Christmas Carol readings have convinced her of the power of stories: it is reflection on our personal narratives that influence how we move forward through life. Since 2001 she and her partner Alannah Campbell have savoured their work in Soundportraits, helping people young and old to record their audio memoirs. The library of biographies that has been preserved, confirms her belief that every life is remarkable.She and her husband Tim Elliott are the parents of four, with four grandchildren. They moved to Stratford from Toronto ten years ago, and they are delighted with the community and life there.”This interview was originally recorded on May 26th, 2025 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com

Send us a textLisa & Amy continue to explore The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace. The BWGs travel to Stratford-on-Avon to explore Shakespeare's hometown. Trixie calls an emergency meeting of the BWGs to discuss Miss Trask's involvement with a dashing Scottish man. The group also takes in a performance of Macbeth and makes friends with several of the locals who show them around town.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

Another visit to 1890's London to house sit for Dr. Watson leads Madison on a new adventure with Sherlock Holmes.  This time they attend a Shakespeare Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon – only to end up being shot at! But was it on purpose or merely an accident?  With a femme fatale, a bookish husband and a handsome young actor, Madison will join the world's most famous sleuth to try and prevent a murder! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Racing in Ireland on Saturday is in Listowel and Tramore (31st May 2025). Cross-channel, there are meetings in Haydock,  York, Chester, Southwell, Stratford and Lingfield. With his 'Saturday Six,' here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

Another visit to 1890's London to house sit for Dr. Watson leads Madison on a new adventure with Sherlock Holmes.  This time they attend a Shakespeare Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon – only to end up being shot at! But was it on purpose or merely an accident?  With a femme fatale, a bookish husband and a handsome young actor, Madison will join the world's most famous sleuth to try and prevent a murder! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

Alans next guest's story begins in County Clare, but it has wound its way to her becoming Mayor of the hometown of none other than William Shakespeare! Dani Hunter hails from Shannon but is now Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council in the UK, the birthplace of the legendary playwright, and poet. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Shannon native, Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council, Dani Hunter. Photo(C): ShotByJude.com

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

(00:00-22:58) Growth spurt szn. Top 10 pays well. Checking out the scene. Mike Tyson at the Stratford. Jim Dandy down at Busch last night. Great starting pitching continues. Arenado with some pretty straight forward comments about his spot in the lineup. Hey Matt Holliday, produce this show. Audio of Oli Marmol talking about Sonny Gray's outing. Reporters telling players that they're on their fantasy team. Summer is the time for sports media beef. Who's gonna stop Big Tank?(23:07-42:37) Pontoons. Jackson's not a nautical guy. Doug nearly sank a pontoon at LOTO. Beaks are still bone dry on this youngry thing. The evolution of Youngry. Lil By The Numbers. Omakase. Hot hungry dads. Lix is more of a K1. Marlborough.(42:47-58:10) Audio of Bob Costas and Will Lietch talking about the Cardinals. Revisionists history. No offense to Michael Helman. Uniform Corner: Detroit Tigers road kit. The Olde English D. Jackson's second apology. Larry's sassy texts. The Wishbone C.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

White Oak Baptist Church of Stratford, CT is a loving, Christ-centered Church engaging our community in a powerful way. To learn more about our church and how you can connect, please visit http://www.whiteoakbc.org

William Shakespeare, often called the Bard of Avon, is the greatest playwright in the English language. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, he married Anne Hathaway at 18 and had three children. He moved to London in the late 1580s to pursue a career in theatre. Over the next two decades, he wrote 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems. His works explore timeless themes of love, power, jealousy, betrayal, and ambition. Shakespeare's most famous plays include Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear. He co-owned the Globe Theatre, where many of his plays were performed. His mastery of language enriched English with hundreds of new words and phrases. Shakespeare blended history, tragedy, and comedy in ways that remain unmatched. Despite his fame, much of his personal life remains a mystery. He retired to Stratford around 1613 and died in 1616 at the age of 52. Shakespeare's legacy lives on through endless adaptations on stage and screen. His characters and stories still resonate across cultures and generations. He was as much a keen observer of human nature as a creator of unforgettable drama. This talk show explores the life, love, and literary genius of the immortal William Shakespeare.

Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this mini-episode, we sit down with author Julie Hammonds to discuss her debut novel, Blue Mountain Rose: A Novel in Five Acts. Set against the backdrop of a fictional Shakespeare festival in the Arizona mountains during the 2009 financial crisis, the story follows theater director Richard Keane, company manager Kate Morales, and enigmatic actor Peter Dunmore as they strive to save their beloved open-air stage. Julie shares insights into how Shakespeare's works inspired the novel's structure and themes, the challenges of portraying the behind-the-scenes world of theater, and the enduring relevance of the Bard's plays in times of personal and collective hardship. Whether you're a Shakespeare aficionado, a theater enthusiast, or a lover of character-driven narratives, this conversation offers a compelling look into the intersections of art, community, and resilience. Blue Mountain Rose is now available at booksellers near you and on our Bookshop.com storefront. About Julie Hammonds Julie Hammonds fell in love with Hamlet during a high school trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and has nurtured her passion for Shakespeare ever since. She learned to run a light board on an Army base in South Korea, studied the plays on her own and in school, stage-managed The Winter's Tale and Much Ado About Nothing, and became the founding board president of the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival. Along the way, she decided to complete the canon as an audience member by seeing Shakespeare's plays performed on as many different stages as she can reach. The quest has taken her from a community hall in Juneau, Alaska, to the noteworthy festivals in Stratford, Ontario, and Cedar City, Utah, to Shakespeare's Globe in London and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. She has four plays to go. This is her first novel. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod (we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Hammonds, Julie C. Blue Mountain Rose: A Novel in Five Acts. Soulstice Publishing, LLC, 2025.  

Businesses in Stratford say stickers slapped on dozens of buildings warning they are quake-prone, risk turning the Taranaki provincial hub into a ghost town. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has been talking to Stratford locals.

Stratford Point Light Station in 2015, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont David Wright Stratford, Connecticut, was an active port in coastal trade, shipbuilding and oystering in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. To mark the entrance to the harbor, the first Stratford Point Lighthouse was built on the west side of the dangerous mouth of the Housatonic River in 1822. The present tower, 35 feet tall, was built along with a new keeper's house in 1881. Theodore of "Theed" Judson was keeper from 1880 to 1921. In his more than 40 years at Stratford Point, Judson frequently made the local newspapers with sightings of sea monsters and mermaids. The light station is still owned by the Coast Guard, but the town of Stratford holds occasional open houses for the public. Our guest in this episode, David Wright, is the Stratford town historian. He gives walking tours and writes articles about local history. When the lighthouse is open, David takes on the identity of Keeper Theodore Judson while his wife portrays the keeper's wife, Kate.

Pour bénéficier de 4 mois offerts sur votre abonnement de 2 ans à NordVPN, veuillez cliquer sur ce lien:nordvpn.com/savoir---------------Pendant des siècles, le monde entier a célébré William Shakespeare comme le plus grand dramaturge de tous les temps. Ses pièces ont traversé les âges, explorant l'âme humaine avec une finesse et une profondeur inégalées. Pourtant, un doute étrange plane encore autour de sa figure : et s'il n'avait jamais existé ?1. Le doute naît d'un silenceTout commence au XIXe siècle, dans une époque où la critique littéraire devient plus méthodique, presque scientifique. Des chercheurs se penchent sur la vie de Shakespeare… et découvrent un vide troublant. On connaît très peu de choses sur l'homme de Stratford-upon-Avon. Pas de lettres conservées, aucun manuscrit de pièce de sa main, pas de preuve directe qu'il ait jamais voyagé hors d'Angleterre, ni fréquenté une université. En revanche, les œuvres sont remplies de références érudites au droit, à la politique, à la géographie italienne ou à la cour d'Angleterre, que l'on imagine difficilement accessibles à un simple fils de gantier, formé dans une école de province.C'est ainsi qu'un courant de pensée émerge : celui des anti-stratfordiens, convaincus que William Shakespeare n'aurait été qu'un prête-nom, une sorte de figure publique derrière laquelle se cacherait un véritable génie littéraire. Parmi les suspects avancés, on trouve Francis Bacon, philosophe et juriste, Christopher Marlowe, dramaturge rival, ou même la comtesse de Pembroke, femme de lettres éduquée et influente. L'idée séduit jusqu'à des figures prestigieuses comme Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud ou Henry James, qui voient mal comment un homme si discret, sans archives, aurait pu écrire Hamlet, Le Roi Lear ou Othello.Mais ce doute, aussi séduisant soit-il, résiste mal aux preuves historiques.2. Les preuves de son existenceCar William Shakespeare, loin d'être un fantôme, a laissé de nombreuses traces dans les archives. Des actes de propriété, des contrats, des témoignages contemporains — notamment celui du poète Ben Jonson, qui le connaissait personnellement — confirment qu'un certain William Shakespeare était acteur, auteur et homme d'affaires à Londres. Plusieurs pièces publiées de son vivant portent son nom. Il possédait même un théâtre, le Globe, où ses œuvres étaient jouées avec succès.3. Le testament : une preuve irréfutableMais la preuve la plus tangible, la plus intime aussi, reste son testament, rédigé peu avant sa mort en 1616. Ce document de trois pages, soigneusement conservé aux Archives nationales de Londres, porte sa signature à trois reprises. On y découvre un homme soucieux de ses proches, léguant ses biens, mentionnant son épouse Anne Hathaway, ses filles, et ses collègues de théâtre. L'existence même de ce testament contredit l'idée d'un mythe vide : il y avait bien un homme derrière le nom.Fait notable : ce testament vient d'être reproduit en 100 exemplaires fac-similés, une première, permettant au public et aux chercheurs d'approcher ce texte fondateur de plus près.En conclusionLa controverse sur l'identité de Shakespeare dit beaucoup sur notre fascination pour le mystère et le génie. Mais les faits, eux, sont têtus. Grâce à des documents officiels, à des témoignages directs — et surtout à ce testament signé de sa main, récemment remis en lumière —, il ne fait plus de doute que William Shakespeare a bel et bien existé. Et que le plus grand auteur anglais était aussi un homme bien réel. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Today we're talking about swimming and so we went to the London Aquatics Center in Stratford, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Obviously the venue for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic games, but also the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, which were on while we were there.It was an opportunity to talk about the sport in detail from lots of different angles with Aquatics GB's Chief Executive Drew Barrand and Simon Rowe, whose role is Senior Vice President at Pentland Brands, which includes things like Mitre, Canterbury, but also Speedo, who are an official partner of Aquatics GB.You are hear because it's a swimming competition. You'll hear a load of noise in the background, but ignore that. The conversation was really good.Unofficial Partner is the leading podcast for the business of sport. A mix of entertaining and thought provoking conversations with a who's who of the global industry. To join our community of listeners, sign up to the weekly UP Newsletter and follow us on Twitter and TikTok at @UnofficialPartnerWe publish two podcasts each week, on Tuesday and Friday. These are deep conversations with smart people from inside and outside sport. Our entire back catalogue of 400 sports business conversations are available free of charge here. Each pod is available by searching for ‘Unofficial Partner' on Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher and every podcast app. If you're interested in collaborating with Unofficial Partner to create one-off podcasts or series, you can reach us via the website.

Heather Brooker joins the show to speak - CA Film & TV Tax Credit Expansion Bills Clear State Assembly, Senate Committees. Heather Brooker Explains Being a Universal Tour Guide. California economy now the world's fourth largest, overtaking Japan / In Sac, Mayor Bass seeks state money to close nearly $1-billion budget gap. Shakespeare didn't abandon his wife in Stratford, letter suggests

Journalist Siân Pattenden & critic Stephanie Merritt join Tom to discuss Self Esteem's third album A Complicated Woman, which features collaborations with Nadine Shah and Moonchild Sanelly. Ahead of the release, Self Esteem AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor showcased the album by staging a five-night theatrical presentation at London's Duke of York theatre. Tom and guests also talk about the Belgian film Julie Keeps Quiet, where a star player at a top tennis school deals with the aftermath of her coach being suspended. And they review the RSC's Stratford-upon-Avon contemporary production of Much Ado about Nothing which is set in the world of elite football. Plus, presenter Tom Service talks about the line up for the 2025 BBC Proms.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Claire Bartleet

Send us a textTo commemorate Shakespeare's 461st Birthday, I am very happy to bring on to the Fixate & Binge Podcast, HANNAH YOUNG, a native of Stratford-on-Avon, the home of Shakespeare. Hannah is a classically trained actress who has performed extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company over several seasons in her career. She features as Lady Macbeth in Cheek by Jowl's film ‘Acting' which is premiered this weekend in London's The Barbican Centre, and has also worked at the National Studio in London and in several West End productions.In this episode, Hannah shares her first experiences with Shakespeare, growing up in Stratford-on-Avon, recounting her work on the stage with stage and screen legends. She illuminates how she approaches her characters, and uses the text itself to explore clues and ideas about her portrayals for audiences.If you're a casual fan of Shakespeare, a budding academic, a Bardolater, or terrified of experiencing Shakespeare for the first time -- this is the perfect podcast  to hear from Hannah on how best to approach the immortal Bard.In this podcast, I also provide a spoiler-free review of Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's film WARFARE -- currently in theaters and well-worth the price of admission to experience on the big screen!Thank you for listening! You can find and follow us with the links below!Read our Letterboxd reviews at:https://letterboxd.com/fixateandbinge/Follow us on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/fixateandbingepodcast/?hl=msFollow us on TikTok at:https://www.tiktok.com/@fixateandbingepodcastVisit our website at:https://fixateandbingepodcast.com/