Simon Schama's Shakespeare (Documentary, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2012-06-22
Ended: 2012-06-29
Network: BBC Two
Country: GB
Runtime: 60 minutes
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.