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Simon Schama's Shakespeare

2012 1 seasons · 2 eps English

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Simon Schama
Self - Presenter
Harriet Walter
Peter de Jersey
Simon Russell Beale
Tobias Menzies
Andrew Scott

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Simon Schama

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MONEY

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1 season · 2 episodes total · ~2 per season.

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RUNTIME

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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.

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RUNTIME

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Roughly 2 hours end-to-end — 0 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Premiered 2012 and has since ended.

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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CINEMA

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Show type: Miniseries.

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Created by Simon Schama.

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Airs on BBC Two.

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The technical file

Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 2
Avg episode length: 59 min
Premiered: 2012-06-22
Last aired: 2012-06-29
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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