Simon Schama's Shakespeare
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.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?"... Read more
Starring Harriet Walter, Peter de Jersey, Simon Russell Beale, Tobias Menzies, Andrew Scott, Simon Schama
It's a history and documentary show, and has a rating of 7.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of show.
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Not found streaming from Ireland.