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 time.

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  • Type: Factual
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 59'31''
  • Broadcast date: 2012
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