Simon Schama's Shakespeare: With Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter De Jersey, Simon Russell Beale. Simon Schama explores the life and times of William Shakespeare to shed a new light on some of the greatest plays ever written.
History Simon Schama's Shakespeare Simon Schama argues that it is impossible to understand how Shakespeare came to belong 'to all time' without understanding just how much he was of his...
30 nov 2021 · Simon Schama argues that it is impossible to understand how Shakespeare came to belong 'to all time' without understanding just how much he was of his time. On iPlayer Hollow Crowns All...
Watch Simon Schama's Shakespeare and Us Episode 1 on YouTube with BBC Select. How much is the personality of England intertwined with the visions of Shakespe...
30 nov 2023 · BBC Two - Simon Schama's Shakespeare - Episode guide BBC Two Home Episodes All Available now (2) Next on (0) Hollow Crowns 2/2 Simon explores Shakespeare's attitude to the other great...
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.
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. Shakespeare lived in perilous times and his plays contain ideas dangerous in his time--and ours.