This page contains link to interesting podcasts available across the internet relating to the arts.

Each link will take you to the website housing the podcast where you will be able to download the material. If you find any intersting material from your travels let us know by using the contact tab at the top left of the page.

The following links appear thanks to the University of Warwick:

• Falstaff  - Tragic Wit or Fool and Jester
  Paul Allen talks about Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's greatest roles.
  
• The Women who have played Hamlet 
  Tony Howard talks about his research looking at the women who have played Hamlet and the influence they have had on both the play and society.
  
• Providing for Gifted and Talented Youth
   The announcement of a national register of gifted and talented pupils has raised questions over how we provide for the most able children. Commentators have raised concerns over elitism, how we select people for the register and even whether this is the most effective approach to dealing with gifted provision in schools.
  
  Professor Deborah Eyre is the Director of the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, based at the University of Warwick. NAGTY is tasked with identifying the top 5% performers in our schools and supporting teachers in providing the resources and opportunities to enable students to reach their full potential. In this interview Professor Eyre describes the benefits that membership of NAGTY and the register can bring and how the work of the Academy is helping students to achieve academic success.
  
• Insights into Beckett
  2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Beckett. From the cells of San Quentin Prison to the streets of Prague, Beckett is one of the 20th Century's most influential writers.
  
  In order to understand his legacy, Dr Liz Barry, English and Comparative Literary Studies, guides us through his early influences and explores the major themes in his plays and fiction.