Shakespeare, drama, radio. Often all at the same time. Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at University of Suffolk. Formerly BBC producer. My views. https://linktr.ee/audioandreahttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3ml2i4nwg4c2eFollowing the #WorldSnookerChampionship via the #BBC's online text commentary has some parallels with radio... As such, you might find the following useful, according to @radiotimes.bsky.social (90 years ago) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/live/cvgkk1gy2pyt #Crucible #WST #snooker #WorldChampionship #BBCSport [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2i4nwg4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3ml2d6jpvoc2bThis was excellent - and a reminder that Shakespeare's less well known plays are always worth investigating. Should be available on the @engfac.bsky.social YouTube channel in due course: https://youtube.com/@facultyofenglishoxford?si=Knb0OHPPjgT2eP-6 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2d6jpvoc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mkur5iphos27Well, well, well... 🎉 #ITFC #COYB #TractorBoys #Premiership02 May 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkur5iphos27https://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mkrjfieakc2xLatest #AudioDrama suggestion: May: Beethoven Can Hear You You don't need to know/like Beethoven to enjoy this two-hander with Peter Capaldi & Sophie Stone. Music by deaf composer Lloyd Coleman. Transcript available on the BBC website. #RadioDrama #DramaOn3 #BBCSounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mrgn01 May 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrjfieakc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mkq4ahckns2qThank you to the team from Softwood Books - especially Nathan - for coming in to talk to our #UOSEnglish students about the world of #publishing. There was so much interest, they stayed half an hour longer than planned to answer the many questions. Much appreciated. #CreativeWriting #Suffolk30 Apr 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq4ahckns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mk67a2ylf222Happy #WorldBookNight And... Happy birthday #Shakespeare If you're looking for something for tonight's #ReadingHour I'd recommend his sonnets. You can hear me reading one of my faves below. #NationalYearOfReading23 Apr 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk67a2ylf222https://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mk67a2ylf222Happy #WorldBookNight And... Happy birthday #Shakespeare If you're looking for something for tonight's #ReadingHour I'd recommend his sonnets. You can hear me reading one of my faves below. #NationalYearOfReading23 Apr 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk67a2ylf222https://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mk45lwdi3s2eWow! Perhaps the author would like a list of suggestions... 📺 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk45lwdi3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mjkevqxwf22lThis was excellent - really useful and thought provoking. Thank you, @virginiabwrites.bsky.social 📝💛 And we're already looking forward to @georgyjamieson.bsky.social's upcoming visit next month. #UniOfSuffolk #UOSEnglish #CreativeWriting #Suffolk 📕📗📘📙📕📗📘📙 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkevqxwf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mjfedcnzo226Lovely review in the TLS of #ShakespeareOnTheRadio💀🎧 Michael W. Thomas says that it's a “fascinating exploration of broadcasting history” and offers “pleasures aplenty”. You can read the full review here: https://www.the-tls.com/literature/listen-in-beaty-rubens-book-review-michael-w-thomas #Shakespeare #RadioDrama #AudioDrama13 Apr 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfedcnzo226https://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mivf4c3wnk2pThis was a challenge - but an enjoyable one: Talk about #ShakespeareOnTheRadio 💀🎧 without mentioning #Shakespeare Actually, I didn't do badly and had a great time talking to Robert Crighton about early modern playwrights and how their work has been interpreted for audio #RadioDrama #AudioDrama (1/2) [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivf4c3wnk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mig3iziq5k2vThis month's #AudioDrama recommendation could be called a true crime podcast/black comedy crossover. April: Arden of Faversham Sometimes attributed to #Shakespeare, it's the story of a series of bungled attempts to kill, until... #BBCSounds #RadioDrama #DramaOn3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00022p301 Apr 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mig3iziq5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mhzox4jb3s2xFirst publication of the year – a review of #TwelfthNight at the Cambridge Arts Theatre by the Marlowe Society. You can find it here: https://doi.org/10.1080/17450918.2026.2645788 Or if you don’t have a login, this link will take you to an open access version: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/5TCUJEZ32ND3XYD475BU/full?target=10.1080/17450918.2026.2645788 #Shakespeare 🎭27 Mar 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzox4jb3s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mhctrzaly222Hoorah! One step closer... #CityOfCulture #Ipswich 📷🖼️🎨🎹🎷🎸🎙️🎭🎬📚 @ipswichnews.bsky.social https://www.ipswich.co.uk/articles/ipswich-beats-bristol-and-7-other-places-to-make-2029-city-of-culture-longlist18 Mar 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhctrzaly222https://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mgripc22gs27Last week, while talking #podcasts with our MBA students, we touched on attitudes to the female voice - and coincidentally this was the subject of #BBCRadio4's #FreeThinking with @shahidhabari.bsky.social It's something that's a key issue for me... (1/2) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002s4qs11 Mar 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgripc22gs27https://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mgpm2is3zk2gA few piccies of our beautiful new library at the #UniversityOfSuffolk Some really great study spaces, easy to find study aids and a lovely airy atmosphere. Obviously I headed for 822.33 (Dewey decimal code for #Shakespeare) and was delighted to find #ShakespeareOnTheRadio 💀🎧 #LibraryLove 📕📘📗📒💛📚📚📚📚10 Mar 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpm2is3zk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/audioandrea.bsky.social/post/3mgmuhevmjk2b@radiotimes.bsky.social Worth a reminder... 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:idyoqv3l54k2tlq74jvwkth5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmuhevmjk2b