Series · 2012
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
The series
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.
Episodes
Season 1 · 2 episodes · 2012
-
Episode 122 Jun 20121h 0m
This England
Schama 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 dramatize English history and the English character in a new and …
-
Episode 229 Jun 20121h 0m
Hollow Crowns
Simon 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, Macbeth and King Lear, were inspired by his own experience …
Cast
This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.