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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"/><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Christianity"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>ea02ef0f-e2b1-5f92-a0bd-7f8a61b8f2fd</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Three Sisters-Anton Chekhov</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-sisters-anton-chekhov--74367165</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74367165</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:01:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74367165/three_sisters_anton_chekhov.mp3" length="68038241" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>George Bernard Shaw</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8496</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Recruiting Officer-George Farquhar</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/recruiting-officer-george-farquhar--74343523</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7954</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Six Characters in Search of an Author-Luigi Pirandello</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/six-characters-in-search-of-an-author-luigi-pirandello--74314349</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7741</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Short Plays from Dickens-Horace Baker Browne</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/short-plays-from-dickens-horace-baker-browne--74293189</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74293189</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:01:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74293189/short_plays_from_dickens_horace_baker_browne.mp3" length="190012074" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>George Bernard Shaw</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>23726</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Comical History of Don Quixote, Part 1-Thomas D'Urfey</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/comical-history-of-don-quixote-part-1-thomas-d-urfey--74269438</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12350</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Social War of 1900-Simon Landis</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/social-war-of-1900-simon-landis--74250106</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74232285</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:01:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74232285/double_falsehood_or_the_distrest_lovers_lewis_theobald.mp3" length="54219137" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>George Bernard Shaw</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6771</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lovers' Vows-Elizabeth Inchbald, August von Kotzebue</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lovers-vows-elizabeth-inchbald-august-von-kotzebue--74211784</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74211784</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:01:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74211784/lovers_vows_elizabeth_inchbald_august_von_kotzebue.mp3" length="58884165" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>George Bernard Shaw</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7353</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Richard III-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-iii-william-shakespeare--74179292</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12566</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1-Christopher Marlowe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tamburlaine-the-great-part-1-christopher-marlowe--74148380</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74148380</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:01:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74148380/tamburlaine_the_great_part_1_christopher_marlowe.mp3" length="68208706" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>George Bernard Shaw</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8517</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ivanov-Anton Chekhov</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ivanov-anton-chekhov--74091051</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9084</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cymbeline-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cymbeline-william-shakespeare--74064778</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12431</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Oresteia-Aeschylus</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/oresteia-aeschylus--74037150</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15576</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Troilus and Cressida-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/troilus-and-cressida-william-shakespeare--74012510</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11693</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Treasure Island A Play in 4 Acts-Jules Eckert Goodman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasure-island-a-play-in-4-acts-jules-eckert-goodman--73984075</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9843</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cabinet Minister-Arthur Wing Pinero</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cabinet-minister-arthur-wing-pinero--73959510</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11051</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mind The Paint Girl-Arthur Wing Pinero</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mind-the-paint-girl-arthur-wing-pinero--73934787</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15657</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Henry VIII-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/henry-viii-william-shakespeare--73905730</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73905730</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:02:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73905730/henry_viii_william_shakespeare.mp3" length="84718592" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>George Bernard Shaw</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10579</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>History of King Lear-Nahum Tate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/history-of-king-lear-nahum-tate--73879634</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9531</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hamlet (version 3)-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hamlet-version-3-william-shakespeare--73855477</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>13301</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Carol (version 08 dramatic reading)-Charles Dickens</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-carol-version-08-dramatic-reading-charles-dickens--73836572</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10893</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Maid of Maiden Lane (dramatic reading)-Amelia E. 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The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine A Bystander – Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox Director/File editor – David Lawrence]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>29726</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20f869cb85620425be2fc52dcc3965d1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cabinet Minister-Arthur Wing Pinero</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cabinet-minister-arthur-wing-pinero--73785953</link><description><![CDATA[Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. 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