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This week, Peter Holland treads the boards in Elizabethan London in search of Shakespeare before the Globe; and Muriel Zagha on a captivating tale of cheese-making in the Jura.

'The dream factory: London’s first playhouse and the making of William Shakespeare', by Daniel Swift

'Holy Cow', a film by Louise Courvoisier

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Be not afraid of greatness!

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This week, Peter Holland treads the boards in Elizabethan London in search of Shakespeare before the Globe; and Muriel Zagha on a captivating tale of cheese-making in the Jura.

'The dream factory: London’s first playhouse and the making of William Shakespeare', by Daniel Swift

'Holy Cow', a film by Louise Courvoisier

Produced by Charlotte Pardy

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

600 episodes

#Storytelling #Books and Writing #Society #TLS Voices #Books #TLS #Long Reads

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