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Season 1 · Episode 1 · This England
1 This England60 min · 22 Jun 2012 2 Hollow Crowns60 min · 29 Jun 2012
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Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Simon Schama's Shakespeare - Season 1

HD 2012 59 min
Watching S1 · E1 · This England
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.

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