Simon Schama's Shakespeare: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Simon Schama's Shakespeare
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-06-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-06-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23848
• TVDB ID: 260231

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Schama — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-06-22; final listed air date 2012-06-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Simon Schama's Shakespeare on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.