Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius (2023)
Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.
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Episodes
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1. Ambition and Chaos2023-11-08 · 59mShakespeare waves goodbye to his family to follow his dream of becoming a playwright. He enters a world of plague, rivalry and every possible kind of danger.
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2. Fortune and Tragedy2023-11-15 · 59mAs Shakespeare achieves fame and fortune, a political scandal threatens his life and a family tragedy sees him question the cost of his success
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3. Treason and Mortality2023-11-22 · 59mIn the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare’s reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.
Cast
Juliet StevensonSelf - Narrator
Daniel BoyarskyWilliam Shakespeare
Jessie BuckleySelf
Brian CoxSelf
Martin FreemanSelf
Judi DenchSelf
Lolita ChakrabartiSelf
Gordon BrownSelfImages
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