Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. The Essay Episodes available on BBC iPlayer
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Shakespeare Around the Globe Yong Li Lan
5/5 Yong Li Lan describes how popular Shakespeare remains in China and south east Asia.
First broadcast: 18 May 2012
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Shakespeare Around the Globe Aimara Resende
4/5 Aimara Resende focuses on the power and influence of Shakespeare in Latin America.
First broadcast: 17 May 2012
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Shakespeare Around the Globe Eldred Jones
3/5 Eldred Jones explores the mutual attraction between Shakespeare and Africa.
First broadcast: 16 May 2012
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Shakespeare Around the Globe Narguess Farzad
2/5 Narguess Farzad explores how Iranians fell under the spell of Shakespeare.
First broadcast: 15 May 2012
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Shakespeare Around the Globe Poonam Trivedi
1/5 Poonam Trivedi explains how Bollywood helped to make Shakespeare's reputation in India.
First broadcast: 14 May 2012
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Here's Looking at Me Robert Winston
5/5 Professor Robert Winston reflects on a painted and a photographic portrait of himself.
First broadcast: 11 May 2012
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Here's Looking at Me Akram Khan
4/5 Dancer Akram Khan on Darvish Fakhr's nine-panel portrait by which captures him in action.
First broadcast: 10 May 2012
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Here's Looking at Me Germaine Greer
3/5 Germaine Greer on the collaborative friendship which led to Paula Rego's portrait of her.
First broadcast: 09 May 2012
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Here's Looking at Me Martin Gayford
2/5 Martin Gayford describes sitting for Lucian Freud as he painted Man with a Blue Scarf.
First broadcast: 08 May 2012
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Here's Looking at Me Portraits Day
1/5 Artist Maggi Hambling describes a self-portrait she made to 'sort the muddle in her life'.
First broadcast: 07 May 2012
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