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
Watch "Simon Schama's Shakespeare" on BBC iPlayer released in 2012. 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, and is currently available to watch for free.
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