Episodes (2)
Jun 22, 2012
What influences of his time and situation led to the creation of Shakespeare's masterly plays? Simon Schama explores the history, political and religious intrigues and the tenor of the times that allowed a man from Stratford on Avon to write plays performed for the Queen -- that live on today.
Jun 29, 2012
Shakespeare lived in perilous times and his plays contain ideas dangerous in his time--and ours. Judi Dench, Tobias Menzies and others perform Shakespeare's most moving and profound soliloquies, as we look at Shakespeare's take on monarchy, power, corruption, madness and the human condition.
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Simon Schama's Shakespeare Season 1 (2012) is released on Jun 22, 2012. Watch Simon Schama's Shakespeare online - the English History TV series from United Kingdom. Simon Schama's Shakespeare is directed by Ashley Gething and created by Simon Schama with Simon Schama and Harriet Walter.
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