Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Name: Simon Schama's Shakespeare
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-06-22
Rating: 10
Cast: Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter de Jersey, Simon Russell Beale, Tobias Menzies

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Documentary

Creator:Simon Schama

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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StatusEnded

First AiredJune 22, 2012

Last AiredJune 29, 2012

Episode Runtime59dk

Seasons1

Episodes2

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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S1 E2 • 6/29/2012

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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 of writing for the courts of Elizabeth and James I.