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S02E08: Slowburn Shakespeare (6/6) - The Stars Are Fire

RATING: Universal

This final episode looks at one of the highest profile efforts to set down an authoritative answer - and all the questions it raised. Even Shakespeare could not have penned this level of drama.

And that's it!

S02E07: Slowburn Shakespeare (5/6) - The Wings Wherewith We Fly

RATING: Universal

Part 5 pitches computational linguists against forensic linguists in an effort to determine whether either side can work out who wrote Shakespeare... or if they're going to be even more dramatic than the bard.

S02E06: Slowburn Shakespeare (4/6) - Rich Man, Poor Man, Shakespearean Guy

RATING: Universal

Part 4 considers our last two alternatives - the spy who was left out in the cold and the tiger-wrestling throne dodger, and weighs up the evidence for each.

S02E05: Slowburn Shakespeare (3/6) - Cut-out, Cipher, Monster, Spy

RATING: Universal

Part 3 considers our first three alternatives - the seven Shakespeares in a trenchcoat, the Queen's Counsel, and the monstrous nobleman, and weighs up the evidence for each.

S02E04: Slowburn Shakespeare (2/6) - The Shakeslayers

RATING: Universal

Part 2 explores the five major reasons why we doubt that Shakespeare wrote the works attributed to him, and explores what might happen if someone has a really good go at killing him off.

S02E03: Slowburn Shakespeare (1/6) - Who Wrote Shakespeare?

RATING: Universal

Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con?

Part 1 of this slowburn mini-series looks at the question, and the controversy around it. Bad jokes happen. I'm not sorry.

GUESS WHAT?? The sixth episode of Slowburn Shakespeare finally, finally happened. Find it now wherever you get your podcasts.

What is Slowburn Shakespeare? Settle in, it's quite a ride...

Language, Speech, and AI: FACTOR Summer School 2025

📅 28-30 July 2025
📍 Lancaster University, UK
💼 Theme: Fraud & the (Mis)use of AI

Countless frauds and scams are being perpetrated all around us right now, and AI has made it easier than ever. And we'd like to fight back...