Chop Bard
255 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 267 ratingsThe show dedicated to revealing the plays of William Shakespeare as tasty entertainment for today’s hungry audience. Be you actor or observer, this show offers a fresh look at some very old goods.
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Episodes
05 It's the mercutio Show!
January 21, 2009 04:26 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWe're into Act I scene 4, and it's all about Mercutio. Forget Romeo and Juliet, this is the man of the hour. He's a bit raunchy, but you got to love him. otherwise he might not go away...
04 Why all the repetition?
October 06, 2008 00:55 - 20 minutes - 19 MBWe break from our exploration of Romeo & Juliet, and take a look at two of the movies made from Shakespeare’s play. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann are up on the chopping block and one of them isn’t getting off all in one piece!
03 Wormwood Nipples!
August 27, 2008 03:18 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBThis is act 1 scene 2 and 3; We've got fate cooking up a little party, and a nurse who likes talking about her dugs. Yummy.
02 They Die?
July 09, 2008 00:22 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBThis is Act 1, scene 1; we’re easing into Romeo and Juliet. We linger awhile over the epilogue, point out some flaws, and offer up a little comedy in this tragedy.
01 Tearing into Will!
June 27, 2008 13:54 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWe proclaim ourselves to be the cure for boring Shakespeare, toss around some knowledge to show we're not punks, and offer up some tools to help dissect the plays, all in the name of entertainment.