Kim and Alice are putting on their terrible disguises and having so much fun with this week's pick, the late '90s actor buffet that is Shakespeare in Love. We're talking guyliner, literary Easter eggs and what makes this very smart movie so very dumb.

Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle

Editor: Keith Nagle

Producer: Helen Hamilton

Sources

• https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-life/
• https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/
• https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/23/shakespeare-did-not-leave-his-wife-anne-in-stratford-letter-fragment-suggests
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ygregz439o#:~:text=However%2C%20examination%20of%20a%20fragment,of%20Bristol's%20Department%20of%20English
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37750558
• https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/23/christopher-marlowe-credited-as-one-of-shakespeares-co-writers
• https://shakespeareanauthorshiptrust.org/marlowe
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlovian_theory_of_Shakespeare_authorship

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Hello to everyone except Dead Tom! We’re back for a new series and this week we’re covering Miss Austen Series 1. Kim and Alice put their PDMDs to the test as they try to work out what killed Jane Austen. Spoiler: it was probably overly synchronised periods.

Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle

Editor: Helen Hamilton / Keith Nagle

Producer: Helen Hamilton

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This week Kim and Alice have been locked in the cupboard with the Christmas decorations to bring you Tudor drama series, Wolf Hall. We’re talking about Hans Holbein: portrait artist / historical catfisher and Henry VIII never getting to just enjoy a joust. Also kittens!

Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle

Editor: Helen Hamilton / Keith Nagle

Producer: Helen Hamilton

If you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the Regency era with our sister podcast, Austen After Dark. Listen to the trailer now.

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