Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012)

★ 10.0 59m Documentary

Simon Schama explores the life and times of William Shakespeare to shed a new and fascinating light on some of the greatest plays ever written. He asks the question: "What came first, Englishness, or Shakespeare's idea of it?" and produces a persuasive argument in favour of the latter.

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Episodes

Season 1
  1. 1 1. This England2012-06-22 · 1h 0mSchama explores how, in his history plays, Shakespeare created a vision of England that still rings true today. Against the backdrop of the Reformation, Shakespeare began to dramat
  2. 2 2. Hollow Crowns2012-06-29 · 1h 0mSimon Schama explores Shakespeare’s attitude to the other great subject of his day - Kingship. He asks how far Shakespeare’s most profound tragedies, including Richard II, Hamlet,

Cast

Simon SchamaSelf - Presenter
Harriet Walter
Peter de Jersey
Simon Russell Beale
Tobias Menzies
Andrew Scott

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