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The Myth of the Witches

Episode 3 of 5

Boiling up trouble for the would-be king in their cauldron, how did the witches become part of the myth? Stars Liam Brennan.

The three witches boiling up trouble for the would-be king in their cauldron on the heath is one of the most famous and familiar dramatic images from Shakespeare's Macbeth.

But the witches didn't exist in the real Macbeth's time so how and why did they become part of the myth?

Liam Brennan stars as MacBeth with members of The National Theatre of Scotland.

Producer: Pennie Latin

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in 2007

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Apr 2019 03:45
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  • Wed 15 Aug 2007 15:45
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  • Sat 15 Mar 2008 05:45
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  • Wed 3 Apr 2019 10:45
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  • Wed 3 Apr 2019 15:45
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  • Thu 4 Apr 2019 03:45
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