Basic Info
First Air: June 22, 2012
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Last Episode
Name: Hollow Crowns
Season: 1, Episode: 2
Air Date: 2012-06-29
Runtime: 60 min
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.
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
2012
1 seasons
2 episodes
1 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
Flatrate
Britbox Apple TV Channel
Cast
Simon Schama
Self - Presenter
Harriet Walter
Peter de Jersey
Simon Russell Beale
Tobias Menzies
Andrew Scott
Crew
Simon Schama
Writer
Ashley Gething
Director
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