Simon Schama's Shakespeare

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.

Cast: Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter de Jersey, Simon Russell Beale, Tobias Menzies, Andrew Scott