Episode 003 Bonus: Endgame by Samuel Beckett - More on Beckett's life and Waiting for Godot

Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Dr Matthew McFrederick, Lecturer in Theatre at the University of Reading.

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This is a brief addendum to episode 3 on Samuel Beckett's Endgame, extracted from the original conversation with Matthew McFrederick that was published on 30th April 2020. This excerpt talks about Beckett's early life, as well as where his first plays came from, including his breakthrough play Waiting for Godot.