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I suppose this one is because of the current celebration of Shakespeare's birth!

"“Let me have war, say I: it exceeds peace as far as day does night; it's spritely, waking, audible, and full of vent. Peace is a very apoplexy, lethargy; mulled, deaf, sleepy, insensible; a getter of more bastard children than war's a destroyer of men.”
― William Shakespeare, Coriolanus"

More than likely yes, and an anagram (runs) of the first four words of the clue.

a commemoration of his death, i think.

Can anyone explain why aspire is the answer to 39a
39a Hope, when irrational , touching (6)

I can see aspire is hope but don't get the "when irrational touching"

When - As
Irrational (number) - Pi
Touching -Re

Thanks. As a retired maths teacher I should be ashamed of myself!

Don't be it wasn't that obvious really.

You are too generous.

Absolutely right, Trevor - I knew he'd died on his birthday and didn't bother to do the maths! Apologies to Mr Shakespeare.