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Simon Schama's Shakespeare

59m1 SeasonTMDb 10.0

EnglishEnded

1 · This England

2 · Hollow Crowns

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

  • Oxford Films
  • BBC

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
22 June 2012
Last aired
29 June 2012
TMDB score
10.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Created by
Simon Schama
Studios
Oxford Films, BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Networks
BBC Two

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
2
Runtime
59m
Type
Miniseries
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English