Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Name: Simon Schama's Shakespeare
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 0
Cast: Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter de Jersey, Simon Russell Beale, Tobias Menzies

TV Show

First Air Date: June 22, 2012

Last Air Date: June 29, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 2

Episode Runtime: 59 min

Cast: Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter de Jersey, Simon Russell Beale, Tobias Menzies

Created By: Simon Schama

Network: BBC Two

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.