The EssayEpisodes Available now
1. Let Those Bugs Sing—The Insect Singers
The Essay celebrates the sheer musicality and beautiful noise of Earth’s insect singers.
The Reckoning—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
10/10Jerry Brotton returns to Deptford to investigate the claims that Kit Marlowe was murdered.
Becoming the Story—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
9/10Jerry Brotton explores Kit Marlowe's last play The Massacre at Paris.
Mad About the Boy—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
8/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's taboo-breaking play Edward II.
His Dark Arts—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
7/10Jerry Brotton explores the dark side of Kit Marlowe's Dr Faustus.
Enter Ghost—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
6/10Jerry Brotton reveals the enduring influence of Marlowe on Shakespeare.
The Merchant of Malta—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
5/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's dark inspiration for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
The Mighty Line—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
4/10Jerry Brotton explores Tamburlaine and Kit Marlowe’s ‘mighty line’.
Metamorphoses—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
3/10Jerry Brotton visits Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where Kit Marlowe studied.
Canterbury Tales—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
2/10Jerry Brotton visits Canterbury, the town of Kit Marlowe’s birth.
