Following on from our last season, we look at more things Christopher Marlowe, including the ‘playwright’ that is Shakespeare.
Episode 1: And We’re Back!
Welcome to Season 2 of our podcast which continues looking at the life of Christopher Marlowe beyond 1593. Enjoy the changes and our new contributor!
Episode 2: More Questions and Answers
Here, we answer more questions from listeners as a foundation for new content coming next episode.
Episode 3: The Shake Scene and the Upstart Crow
Is William Shaksper of Stratford-upon-Avon ‘William Shakespeare’? If Marlowe was alive in 1598 and writing the Rival Poet sonnets, what was Shakespeare doing?
Episode 4: Shaksper – Shaking the Spear?
We continue our discussion of Shaksper, and be warned… this episode might get a little racy. Ooer, missus. 🙂
Episode 5: Shaksper and the Publishers
How did Shaksper suddenly become prolific and productive? Why were the plays printed?
Episode 6: The Sonnets – Part 1: Getting Things in Order
In this episode, we turn our focus to the Sonnets once again to see what else we could find out from them.
Episode 7: The Sonnets – Part 2: Mapping the Timeline
This episode looks at the timeline after Marlowe leaves England for the continent, and what his emotions must have been – contrasting with his hope to one day return.
Episode 8: The Sonnets – Part 3: Canker in the Bud
This episode delves deeper into the Sonnets and looks at such Elizabethan themes as love, life, and… venereal disease!
Episode 9: The Lady Audrey
We do a deep dive into one of the most important ‘players’, we think, of the Elizabethan age…
Episode 10: Wilton House
This time, we go behind-the-scenes at Wilton House to the formation of the Lord Pembroke’s Men, Thomas Watson, and how Marlowe might have met Audrey Shelton.
Episode 11: Elementary, Watson
We look into the romantic nature of some of the sonnets – to whom were they addressed? In what context? What was Thomas Watson’s role in all of this?
Episode 12: As You Like It
What other clues are hidden in “As You Like It” that shed light on the connections between the Walsinghams and Marlowe? Do we see a return of the canker in the bud? And, just who was Marlowe calling a slut?
Episode 13: The Dark Lady
In our grand finale, we take a stab at the identity of the ‘Dark Lady’ in the sonnets. Who was she? Why does she figure so prominently? Plus, we reveal a final surprise at the end of the episode.