Enactments from Lewis Carroll's Nonsense poems - Jaberwocky, You Are Old Father William, and The Walrus & the Carpenter, brought to life by some of our actors.

Easter Parade

Apr 7th, 2023 14m 34s

Poems and prose from our locked-down actors, reflecting various aspects of Easter including from Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, AE Housman, Claude McKay and Rowena Bennett.

Tales of Old

Nov 8th, 2022 16m 8s

The Lady of Shallot, Annabel Lee, and Patterns, each tell a tale to enthral.

Halloween Haunts

Sep 25th, 2022 17m 23s

From Witches to Ghouls, Horror to Humour, we celebrate Halloween with a selection of extracts from well known pieces, brought to life by our experienced actors.

Of Time and Place

Sep 3rd, 2022 17m 25s

Some well-known poems from favourite writers, brought to life by our actors.

I Was There!

Jul 29th, 2022 17m 57s

Accounts of the Charge of the Light Brigade, Letter to Captain Scott, Discovering Tutenkhamen, and The Battle of Britain, dramatised using the actual words from those involved.

Summer Scenes

May 23rd, 2022 10m 38s

From our series of Seasonal Scenes, a selection of evocative readings on the subject of Summer, recorded remotely in lockdown.

Shakespeare Shorts - Merchant vs Money Lender

Mar 19th, 2022 37m 5s

An extended episode to close our Spring 2022 series, enacting the story of Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice', including the signing of the life-threatening Bond, and the famous Court scene.

Jules Vernes Extraordinary Journeys

Feb 8th, 2022 17m 23s

A selection of dramatised readings from four of Jules Verne's most popular works.

Restoration Romp

Jan 20th, 2022 24m 40s

The acclaimed Restoration play 'The Country Wife' by Wycherley, continues our series of remote recordings. This is especially important to Bawds as it was this play that gave us our name!

Pride and Prejudice

Nov 13th, 2021 27m 24s

Pride and Prejudice is one of Jane Austen's most loved novels. In this episode we meet the key characters in their most famous scenes, telling how Elizabeth and Darcy eventually get together.

Wilde Women

Mar 14th, 2021 16m 37s

This episodes focusses upon some of Oscar Wilde's strongest and most challenging women, from An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance, and a review of Ellen Terry. All as usual recorded from our actors homes in lockdown.

Alice's Looking-Glass Wonderland

Mar 1st, 2021 18m 33s

To celebrate World Book Day 2021, and the 150th Anniversary of the publication of 'Alice through the Looking Glass', our actors re-live some key moments with Alice, the Flowers, the Red Queen, the White King, the Mad Hatter, Humpty Dumpty ....

Our Childhood Favourites

Feb 22nd, 2021 13m 1s

One of two episodes in celebration of World Book Day. An introduction to some of our favourites and extracts from The Secret Garden, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Wind in the Willows, and The Velveteen Rabbit.

It's all about the music

Feb 15th, 2021 14m 38s

Music especially written for local theatre productions, by Mike Milne and Ian Favell.

Humour a la carte

Jan 18th, 2021 11m 31s

A wry look at aspects of Humour, from Al Read to Dylan Thomas, Wodehouse to Ayckbourn, John Aubrey to E B White ........

What the Dickens

Dec 9th, 2020 21m 24s

Extracts from Charles Dickens books Martin Chuzzlewit, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, presented by our acomplished actors from their homes in lockdown.

Shakespeare Shorts - Fairies at War

Nov 24th, 2020 19m 5s

The story of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream, brought to life by our accomplished actors from their homes during lockdown.

Around Cambridge

Aug 31st, 2020 12m 35s

Four pieces written by writers who lived or studied at some point in Cambridge - Samuel Pepys, William Wordsworth, Virginia Woolf, and Andrew Nickolds - brought to life by our seasoned actors.

Awesome Women

Aug 18th, 2020 9m 45s

Extracts from writings from Emily Bronte, Mary Shelley, Emily Dickenson, and Margaret Lane about Beatrix Potter, illustrating a range of interesting thoughts and ideas.