My guest today is Dr. Anjna Chouhan: scholar, writer, broadcaster, educator, and, for a number of years, my boss at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon where she was an in-house scholar for a decade, and where she developed a very successful and fun approach to adapting Shakespeare for younger audiences. Amongst other projects, she has co-hosted the podcast Shakespeare Alive for the Birthplace – where she kindly interviewed me in 2021 – and produces and hosts her own podcast, the brilliant and surprising Shakespeare’s Pants. If you’re interested in any of the Tudor’s bodily functions and everyday life, it’s an absolute gem so please go check it out!

In this episode, we talk about how a childhood copy of Twelfth Night sparked a lifelong fascination with Shakespeare to Victorian adaptations and t ...