Strange bedfellows Shakespeare Speaks

Music, magic, monsters and a useful English expression, brought to you by William Shakespeare s play The Tempest. For activities and extra materials connected to this episode: Shakespeare Speaks is a coproduction between BBC Learning English and The Open University. TRANSCRIPT Narrator It s late in the evening. William Shakespeare is visiting his actor friend Robert Harley. Robert Harley Will Just one moment I have to rescue the cat. It likes to sleep with the chickens and it gets locked in the henhouse come on kitty Will The cat sleeps with the chickens That s unusual. Robert Harley It s strange, but they seem quite happy together. So, Will, I ve read your new play The Tempest and I m very excited about all the magic, the music and the monsters, and my character, Trinculo, the lost traveller: it s a wonderful part. His meeting with Caliban: it s very interesting. Will Ah, yes, Caliban. Neither man nor fish a weird sort of creature. Robert Harley