Simon Schama's Shakespeare
- TV Show
- 2012-06-22
- EN
- Ended
- 1h 0m
- GB
- Documentary
Production
Oxford Film and Television, BBC
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.