I’m pleased to announce that my article ‘Britain’s Obsession with Celebrity Hamlet’ will be published in Shakespeare Survey 73. I’d like to thank José A. Pérez Díez Emma Depledge and of course @OldFortunatus and the mystery second reviewer for their comments and support.

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Help me out, Twitter friends. I'm writing a little Lockdown book about the solace of reading, especially Jane Austen., during troubled times. What is it about her work, her world, her writing that brings comfort?

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For lovers of literature, literary language, poetry, music & poetic play - please listen, share and review this podcast by Sally Bayley podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-r…

Meditating upon a flower in the Giardino Giusti, Verona. For more on living with green things listen to this podcast episode on trees: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-r… ⁦@SallyAbbott3⁩ a series designed to prompt creative flow ⁦Creative Europe⁩ ⁦@JoanneLimburg⁩

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"Literature is the great garden that is always there and is open to everyone twenty-four hours a day." (Martin Amis).For more literary gardens listen to this podcast on Katherine Mansfield shared with a student: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-r… ⁦Toby Litt⁩ ⁦Southbank Centre⁩

A drawing by Ilaria Mancini to accompany the podcast series I've made with Andrew Smith. We are now in the top 5 to 10% of podcasts. Designed to insight creative thought, these are meditations on literary words and works. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-r… ⁦Laura Meyer⁩

For more on DH Lawrence's writerly imagination listen to this immersive podcast designed to prompt creative thought & even writing; a literary meditation & audio retreat: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-r… ⁦Leo Robson⁩ ⁦⁦Matthew Sweet⁩ ⁦lemn sissay OBE FRSL⁩ ⁦

Another excellent episode in the 'A Reading Life, A Writing Life' podcast by Sally Bayley, this time focusing on trees and grief. Well worth a listen! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-r…

Sally Bayley Professor Katy Shaw OxfordBrookesEnglish Faculty of English Loved this Sally, really gorgeous. Such an oasis to listen to, thanks for sharing!

The production is by Andrew Smith who, to quote my friend Suzie Hanna, is a bit of a genius TORCH Oxford; a podcast wh has been described as 'a work of art'. Andrew and I make these because we believe good literature/art changes the quality of our lives:gives hope Caroline Sanderson

Showreel images from some of the documentaries I’ve filmed, directed or collaborated on, from Ukraine to India, Tunisia to Jordan, Ghana to Senegal, all over Europe and the UK

Clips from some of the films we’ve made with theatre and performance artists, from the Belarus Free Theatre to the Globe, the Brum Rep, Richard Ayoade, Al Murray, Adrian Lester, David Mitchell, Adam Pearson, Boombox, Joseph Millson, Shazia Mirza, Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat and more

Some of the films we have made for the BBC about science, the environment, philosophy and history, with Andy Jackson, Paul Sen, Nic Stacey, Tim Usborne and Kenny Scott