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Shakespeare Uncovered(2012)

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First Air Date: 2012-06-19
Average Runtime: 53m
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 18

Celebrity hosts guide viewers through William Shakespeare's plays in performance. Each episode serves as a primer for newcomers to Shakespeare while serving up enough historical and theatrical insights to enchant lifelong fans.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 6
E01
Joely Richardson on Shakespeare's Women

Air Date: 2012-06-19

53m

Shakespeare Uncovered: In Twelfth Night and As You Like It, Joely Richardson investigates (with a contribution from h...

E02
Ethan Hawke on Macbeth

Air Date: 2012-06-26

53m

Ethan Hawke sets out to prepare himself for the possibility of playing the role of Macbeth by uncovering the true sto...

E03
Derek Jacobi on Richard II

Air Date: 2012-06-30

53m

Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II, a role he played 30 years ago. He reveals why the might have cost Shakespeare his l...

E04
Trevor Nunn on The Tempest

Air Date: 2012-07-03

53m

Trevor Nunn looks at the magical and mysterious world created in Shakespeare's last complete play, The Tempest. Trevo...

E05
Jeremy Irons on the Henrys

Air Date: 2012-07-07

53m

Jeremy Irons uncovers the extraordinary appeal of Shakespeare's History Plays. He unravels the differences between th...

E06
David Tennant on Hamlet

Air Date: 2012-07-17

53m

David Tennant, whose own RSC performance as Hamlet was a huge hit, meets other actors who have played the role and tr...

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