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Hamlet’s speech and your brain

Hamlet’s speech and your brain

Released Monday, 17th October 2022
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Hamlet’s speech and your brain

Hamlet’s speech and your brain

Hamlet’s speech and your brain

Hamlet’s speech and your brain

Monday, 17th October 2022
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In this episode, we zero in on just one line in Hamlet's famous soliloquy to investigate how Shakespeare packs complex and multiple meanings into just a few words. We hear how neuroscientists have used the same line to investigate the startling effect which Shakespeare has on our brains.

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This episode features Professor Simon Palfrey of Oxford University and Professor Philip Davis of the Centre for Research Into Reading, Literature and Society, Liverpool University. The reading is by Emma Fielding.

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To Be Or Not To Be: Shakespeare Unlocked

"To Be Or Not To Be" – it’s the most famous speech in all of English drama, but what on earth is Hamlet actually talking about? In this podcast series, we talk to some of the world's leading Shakespearean actors, directors and scholars - and our conversations often end up in the most unexpected of places. The series, made by Emmy Award winning documentary producer Andrew Smith, features contributions from Adrian Lester, Harriet Walter, Sir Mark Rylance, Samuel West and many more. It was recorded during lockdown to raise awareness for theatres and for actors in a time of pandemic and theatre closures.

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