Simon Schama’s Shakespeare
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Simon Schama's Shakespeare
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.
Cast
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Simon Schama
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Harriet Walter
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Peter de Jersey
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Simon Russell Beale
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Tobias Menzies
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Andrew Scott
Crew
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