Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. This programme is inspired by The Tempest, which is thought to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote. Some of its speeches and themes are seen as an explicit farewell ...

Shakespeare Retold is a series of ten stories written by well-known children’s authors. Each story is inspired by or based on a play by William Shakespeare. These are not straight retellings but ...

Read by David Gyasi. Henry V is Shakespeare’s famed history play. This version of the story is told by Pistol – one of the comic characters in Shakespeare’s play. Pistol takes on the role of ...

Read by Shirley Henderson. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare’s magical, romantic comedy. In this retelling of the story by Laura Dockrill, Puck takes centre stage. In Shakespeare’s ...

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedies. With its mixture of murder, ghosts, witchcraft and general mayhem, it is always a huge hit with Primary-aged children. In this adaptation ...