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@jengba.bsky.social
@crimeandjustice.bsky.social
#Jointenterprise
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Maxine Peake scrutinises a baffling law: best podcasts of the week
People who have been convicted for crimes they didn’t commit speak to the actor for a pressing new series. Plus: meet the trailblazing women producing music
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/28/maxine-peake-scrutinises-a-baffling-law-best-podcasts-of-the-week
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Laura Phillips
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ICYMI: opens with the infamous murder of Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe in 1593. Was he murdered by design, or the victim of a dispute over the bill, or ‘reckoning’? Step-by-step, Jerry Brotton traces his life and career, takes us through his key plays, including Tamburlaine, Dr Faustus and Edward II…
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BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe, Death in Deptford
Jerry Brotton explores the short and turbulent life of Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v6z8
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
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BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 9/10. Jerry Brotton explores how, after he wrote what was to be his last play, The Massacre at Paris, Kit Marlowe found himself becoming the story.
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B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon
18 days ago
The Essay Death in Deptford Today 21:45 BBC Radio 3 Episode 1 of 10 The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe The first episode opens with the infamous murder of Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe in 1593.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe, Death in Deptford
Jerry Brotton explores the short and turbulent life of Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v6z8
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
18 days ago
BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 1/10. Jerry Brotton explores the short and turbulent life of Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe.
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B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon
17 days ago
The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe Today 21:45 BBC Radio 3 Canterbury Tales Episode 2 of 10 The Essay The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe Jerry Brotton visits Canterbury, the town of Kit Marlowe’s birth
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BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe, Metamorphoses
Jerry Brotton visits Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where Kit Marlowe studied.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v6z6
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
17 days ago
BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 2/10. Jerry Brotton visits Canterbury, the town of Kit Marlowe's birth to explore the currents which would later find their ways into Marlowe's plays.
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
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BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 3/10. Jerry Brotton visits Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where Kit Marlowe studied and was transformed from scholarship boy to gentleman - and spy.
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
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BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 4/10. Jerry Brotton explores Tamburlaine and how Kit Marlowe's 'mighty line' transformed British theatre.
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
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BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 5/10. Jerry Brotton explores Kit Marlowe's dark inspiration for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
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BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 6/10. Jerry Brotton reveals the enduring influence of Marlowe on Shakespeare.
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
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BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 7/10. Jerry Brotton explores how with Dr Faustus, Kit Marlowe pushed the boundaries of what was permissible for Elizabethan drama and its writers even further.
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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)
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BBC Radio 3 The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe 8/10. Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's taboo-breaking play Edward II.
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The Rose Playhouse
18 days ago
We're in this! (As well as lots of other fine folk...) THE DEATH AND LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Written & presented by Professor Jerry Brotton On BBC Radio 3 & BBC Sounds – ten 14 minute episodes, releasing 20 April - 1 May, at 9.45pm
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v6z8
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The Rose Playhouse
3 months ago
All tickets to take part in the reading are now SOLD OUT. But there are still a handful of tickets left to watch, so don't miss out on this chance to hear Marlowe's lines spoken at the site where they were originally performed – do join us if you can!
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History of Parliament
5 months ago
'Materials of State' concludes today at 1:45pm on BBC Radio 4. If you missed any of the episodes, don't fret! You can catch up with the rest of the series either on BBC iPlayer or on BBC Sounds!
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BBC Radio 4 - Materials of State
David Cannadine examines some of the objects that make the British constitution so unique.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mmm5
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British Future
4 months ago
Our
@sundersays.bsky.social
spoke to David Cannadine about the Union Jack for BBC Radio 4's 'Materials of State' series. Listen back here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Materials of State, The Union Jack
David Cannadine explores the history of the Union Jack.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mmm4
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The Rose Playhouse
3 months ago
Sat 7 Feb, 2pm at The Rose PLAY READING: TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT, pt 1 Find out about cue scripts – what they were & how Elizabethan actors used them. Then watch or take part in a 1hr long version of Marlowe's first hit. Roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
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The Rose Playhouse
3 months ago
Next Saturday afternoon... Experiencing a play by Christopher Marlowe at the site of The Rose Playhouse where it was originally performed is always something special, especially when you have the chance to take part and speak his lines there – so come along and get involved!
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6 months ago
Coming next week: Materials of State David Cannadine examines the history of the British constitution through the objects that make it so unique. 📅 Mon - Fri next week ⏲️ 13:45 🎧 BBC Radio 4 A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
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5 months ago
Are you enjoying Materials of State? In today's episode, we delve deeper. David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of Black Rod. 📅 Today ⏲️ 13:45 🎧 @BBCRadio4 A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
5 months ago
🚨 New Episode Drop 🚨 The Beatles, John & Paul: Part 2 ‘Love Me Do’ 🎼 🔉The second part of Tony’s chat with Beatles biographer Ian Leslie, exploring how John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s unique and complex relationship shaped
#TheBeatles
🔗
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History of Parliament
5 months ago
On today's episode of 'Materials of State' (BBC Radio 4) David Cannadine will be exploring the history of Black Rod. The series has been made in association with the History of Parliament. Check out some extra content we have produced about Black Rod below 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Materials of State, Black Rod
David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mp9t
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Rutger Bregman
5 months ago
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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History of Parliament
5 months ago
On today's episode of 'Materials of State' on BBC Radio 4, David Cannadine alongside Dr Mari Takayanagi (
@satisfactory20.bsky.social
), will be examing the history of the ballot box. We've published several articles on the history of the secret ballot 🧵
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
6 months ago
Took part in this David Cannadine 15 minute exploration of the meaning of the Union Jack as part of his Materials of State series
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Materials of State, The Union Jack
David Cannadine explores the history of the Union Jack.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mmm4
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History of Parliament
6 months ago
'Materials of State' will be airing this week on Radio 4, made in association with the History of Parliament. The series examines the artefacts and emblems that have shaped, and continue to shape, the British constitution. You can catch the first episode today at 1:45pm:
buff.ly/1I5JVcE
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BBC Radio 4 - Materials of State, The Union Jack
David Cannadine explores the history of the Union Jack.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mmm4
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History of Parliament
5 months ago
In the second episode of 'Materials of State', David Cannadine will be exploring the importance of the Sword of State, which you can listen to at 1:45pm today on BBC Radio 4. Looking through our archive we have highlighted some of our favourite ways the Sword of State has appeared in our research 🧵
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
7 months ago
‘If you are close to the boss, why not just become obscenely rich’
@markgaleotti.bsky.social
discusses cronyism in
#Putin’s
Russia on Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’ 🎧 Listen now wherever yo get your
#podcasts
… 🔗
podfollow.com/1676254046
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
7 months ago
Don’t miss our
#Cunningcast
Underwater History 2-parter 🤿 5. In Search of
#Shipwrecks
and Sunken Cities ⚓️ 6. The Enduring Mystery of
#Atlantis
🧜 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your
#podcasts
👉
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
7 months ago
💥 NEW today 💥 ⚓️ In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES 🐚 Today on Cunningcast, Tony’s exploring underwater history with David Gibbins, maritime archaeologist and Damian Le Bas writer, filmmaker and author. 🔗
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7 months ago
#History
#Podcasts
@cunningcast.bsky.social
Tony Robinson's Cunningcast In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES With David Gibbins and Damian Le Bas
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In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES
Podcast Episode · Tony Robinson's Cunningcast · 09/10/2025 · 58m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-search-of-shipwrecks-and-sunken-cities/id1676254046?i=1000730932229
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Podcast Delivery
7 months ago
Listen here 👇
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Tony Robinson's Cunningcast
Listen to Tony Robinson's Cunningcast.
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Podcast Delivery
7 months ago
Journey through time with
sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social'
s Cunningcast, where history meets wit. From Stonehenge mysteries to the origins of pies, Tony explores the quirky side of history with special guests. Uncover stories of the past that shape our present.
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
7 months ago
When Tony Robinson dived on the
#Titanic
with film director James Cameron. From
#Cunningcast
: In Search of Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities. Listen now 👉
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
7 months ago
‘This anti-imperialist story was put to terrifying use by imperialists - many high ranking
#Nazis
were obsessed with the
#Atlantis
story’ 🧜♂️ Writer @DamianLeBas on The Enduring Mystery of ATLANTIS
#Cunningcast
with @Tony_Robinson Listen 🔗
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
7 months ago
🚨 New Podcast Alert 🚨 Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO Today @Tony_Robinson is digging up the secrets of
#SuttonHoo
Anglo-Saxon royal burial site, with Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth @nationaltrust 🔗
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
6 months ago
‘Those rivets were a guide to the shape of the ship’ Prof. Martin Carver guests on Tony Robinson’s
#Cunningcast
: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
#SuttonHooShipBurial
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8 months ago
#Podcasts
Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?
@sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social
and his guests
@markgaleotti.bsky.social
and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth.
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Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?
Podcast Episode · Tony Robinson's Cunningcast · 25/09/2025 · 1h
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/who-is-vladimir-putin-and-what-makes-him-tick/id1676254046?i=1000728330748
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PodcastingToday
7 months ago
Sir Tony Robinson has returned with a brand-new series of his hit podcast Cunningcast, bringing his trademark wit, curiosity and humour to a fresh line-up of intriguing historical themes.
podcastingtoday.co.uk/sir-tony-rob...
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Sir Tony Robinson launches third series of Cunningcast podcast - PodcastingToday
Sir Tony Robinson has returned with a brand-new series of his hit podcast Cunningcast, bringing his trademark wit, curiosity and humour to a fresh line-up of intriguing historical themes.
https://podcastingtoday.co.uk/sir-tony-robinson-launches-third-series-of-cunningcast-podcast/
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
7 months ago
‘He was a glorified file clerk’ Mark Galiotti reflects on
#Putin’s
time in East Germany on
#Cunningcast
‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’ @Tony_Robinson and
@markgaleotti.bsky.social
and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth 🔗
podfollow.com/1676254046
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
7 months ago
🎙️ Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast is back, with new episodes dropping Thursdays…. ➕ Follow Cunningcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts now. 🔗
podfollow.com/1676254046
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matt | infovoy
about 2 years ago
How was the
#blackadder
#themetune
written? Tony Robinson with composer Howard Goodall
#cunningcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHpx...
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British Geological Survey
8 months ago
BGS' Jane Evans was invited onto the podcast of Black Adder & Time Team legend, Tony Robinson to talk about her fascinating research into a cow tooth found at Stonehenge, which provided evidence of the cow's Welsh origins. Catch Cunningcast here:
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Greene & Heaton Literary and Media Agency
9 months ago
An audience with Sir Tony Robinson: From Blackadder to Alfred the Great! Book now at
Fane.co.uk
to catch Sir Tony Robinson discussing THE HOUSE OF WOLF and more! 🐺📖
@sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social
@faneproductions.bsky.social
@littlebrown.bsky.social
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JanJengba 🦋
about 1 year ago
@jengba.bsky.social
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JanJengba 🦋
about 1 year ago
#InItTogether
: The
#jointenterprise
Podcast hosted by Maxine Peake. All four episodes available wherever you listen to your
#Podcasts
#badlaw
destroys lives & the
#injustice
is deeper than you could ever imagine 👇🏽
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UK Radio Changes
about 1 year ago
Maxine Peake to host brand-new criminal justice podcast
podcastingtoday.co.uk/maxine-peake...
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Maxine Peake to host brand-new criminal justice podcast
Actor and social justice campaigner Maxine Peake is hosting a new podcast looking at joint enterprise: when multiple people are held responsible for the same crime.
https://podcastingtoday.co.uk/maxine-peake-to-host-brand-new-criminal-justice-podcast/
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Listen Notes
about 1 year ago
🎧 Maxine Peake scrutinises a baffling law: best podcasts of the week
https://lnns.co/Mg3uTjW-P_I
via
@listennotes.com
#podcast
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www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
@jengba.bsky.social
@crimeandjustice.bsky.social
#Jointenterprise
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Maxine Peake scrutinises a baffling law: best podcasts of the week
People who have been convicted for crimes they didn’t commit speak to the actor for a pressing new series. Plus: meet the trailblazing women producing music
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/28/maxine-peake-scrutinises-a-baffling-law-best-podcasts-of-the-week
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www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
@jengba.bsky.social
@crimeandjustice.bsky.social
#Jointenterprise
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Maxine Peake scrutinises a baffling law: best podcasts of the week
People who have been convicted for crimes they didn’t commit speak to the actor for a pressing new series. Plus: meet the trailblazing women producing music
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/28/maxine-peake-scrutinises-a-baffling-law-best-podcasts-of-the-week
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