Shakespeare
Sonnet No 11: As fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow'st
Read by Tainui Tukiwaho. Music details: Dowland: The Battle Galliard (Naxos 8.570449) Audio
Sonnet No 10: For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any
Read by Sonia Yee. Music details: R Johnson: Pavan Harmonia (Mundi 907257) Audio
Sonnet No 9: Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye?
Read by Michael Hurst. Music details: Dowland: Pavan "Solus sine sola" (Naxos 8.570449) Audio
Othello from ‘Othello’ by Jim Moriarty
Othello's Monologue from Act I, Scene III of 'Othello'. Performed by Jim Moriarty. Original Air Date: 3 August 2014 Audio
Aufidius from ‘Coriolanus’ by Joe Dekkers-Reihana
Aufidius' Monologue from Act IV, Scene V of 'Coriolanus'. Performed by Joe Dekkers-Reihana. Audio
Sonnet No 3: Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest
Read by Stuart Devenie. Audio
Sonnet No 2: When forty winters shall besiege thy brow
Read by Elizabeth Hawthorne. Audio
King Lear from 'King Lear' by Geraldine Brophy
King Lear's Monologue from Act III, Scene IV of 'King Lear'. Performed by Geraldine Brophy. Audio
The Nurse from 'Romeo and Juliet' by Geraldine Brophy
The Nurse's Monologue from Act 1, Scene III of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Performed by Geraldine Brophy. Audio
Macbeth from’ Macbeth’ by Richard Osbourne
Macbeth's Monologue from Act II, Scene I of 'Macbeth'. Performed by Richard Osbourne. Original Air Date: 6 July 2014 Audio
Lady Macbeth from 'Macbeth' by Carmel McGlone
Lady Macbeth's Monologue from Act I, Scene V of 'Macbeth'. Performed by Carmel McGlone. Audio
Mercutio from 'Romeo and Juliet' by Simon Leary
Mercutio's Monologue from Act II, Scene I of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Performed by Simon Leary. Audio
Trinculo from ‘The Tempest’ by Paul Waggott
Trinculo's Monologue from Act II, Scene II of 'The Tempest'. Performed by Paul Waggott. Audio
Trinculo from 'The Tempest' by Jim Moriarty
Trinculo's Monologue from Act II, Scene II of 'The Tempest'. Performed by Jim Moriarty. Original Air Date: Sunday 22 June 2014 Audio
Romeo from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Tane Williams
Romeo's Monologue from Act II, Scene II of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Performed by Tane Williams. Original Air Date: Sunday 29 June 2014. Audio
The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop
As a musical genre built on wordplay, hip hop is home to some of the wordiest lyricists about. New York data scientist Matthew Daniels took it upon himself to work out just how wordy rappers are… Audio