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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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Harriet Walter, Peter de Jersey, Simon Russell Beale, Tobias Menzies

Episodes

  • S1 E1 This England
  • S1 E2 Hollow Crowns

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Simon Schama's Shakespeare

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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Released
2012
Runtime
1 hr 0 min