In which we come out of hiatus (sorry everyone! we might get better at this, maybe) to talk about Richard III, and in particular two famous 20th-century adaptations: the 1955 film of Laurence Olivier's Richard III starring Laurence Olivier, and the 1993 film of Ian McKellen's Richard III starring Ian McKellen. The former is very traditional (and basically the thing you most people picture when they picture Shakespeare), the latter is... not. Ever wondered what British fascism would look like? Well, probably not quite like this, but it is a lot of fun.

We're lucky to be shepherded through the world of uniforms, train station basements and boiled meats by our dear friend John. You can find him at @BadSocialism and his podcast, which is about Star Trek, at @QuitStarTrekPod.

The Olivier movie is available on YouTube in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nja_Qa_JGcs

For texts and scholarship, Margot swears by the Internet Shakespeare Editions: https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/

You can find the pod at @spearecast, or us separately at @beatabeatrix1 (Margot) and @railtragedy (Max)