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Shakespeare Uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts – Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely...
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | The Loss of a Son
A discussion of the twins in Twelfth Night and the role twins played in Shakespeare’s life.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Jeremy Irons on Shakespeare Uncovered
Jeremy Irons talks about "Shakespeare Uncovered" and the power of Shakespeare.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | The Comedies with Joely Richardson
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. Joely Richardson looks into a pair of cross-dressing comedies, with their missing twins, mistaken identities, and characters in...
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | The Battle of Agincourt
On the eve of what history will remember as the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V moves among his soldiers, listening to their fears and anger made all the more poignant by their powerlessness. Henry’s...
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | May I with Right and Conscience Make this...
The darkly comic and ironic aspects of the justification for Henry’s campaign in France are explored, focusing especially on Olivier’s 1944 film version of the play.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Have We Learned Anything?
This segment reflects on the transience of Henry V’s military accomplishments, the bloody price of his battlefield glory, and humanity’s ongoing inability to learn the larger lessons of war’s futility.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Richard II with Derek Jacobi
You may my glories and my state depose, but not my griefs; still am I king of those. Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II and returns to a role he played 30 years ago: the story of a king who loses his crown.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Henry IV & V with Jeremy Irons
He will give the devil his due. Jeremy Irons researches Shakespeare’s history plays as well as the differences between the real history and the father-son drama that Shakespeare creates.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Many Different Hamlets
Actors David Tennant and Jude Law discuss approaching the soliloquy from Act III, Scene i.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | I’ll Drown My Book
An overview of how Ariel’s compassion alters Prospero’s outlook and, ultimately, changes the course of the play.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Grief-Stricken Hamlet
An overview of Hamlet and a discussion of the theme of loss within the play.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Hamlet with David Tennant
To be, or not to be: that is the question. David Tennant meets fellow actors who’ve taken on Hamlet and compares notes on how to play a character that's been played, probably, a million different ways.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | The Tempest with Trevor Nunn
Hell is empty and all the devils are here. Trevor Nunn, acclaimed director of 30 of Shakespeare’s 37 plays, takes you through the otherworldly and supernatural The Tempest.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Shakespeare's Daughter and The Tempest
A look at how Shakespeare's relationship with his daughter may have affected The Tempest.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Introduction to Rosalind
An overview of Rosalind's role in the plot of As You Like It.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Who Is Your Lady Macbeth?
A look at the different ways Lady Macbeth can be and has been played.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | A Force of Evil: The Witches and Macbeth
An exploration of the impact and meaning of the witches in Macbeth.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Witchcraft in Shakespeare's Time
A discussion of the impact and meaning of the witches in Macbeth.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Conceal Me What I Am
After being shipwrecked, Viola assumes the disguise of her brother.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Once More Unto The Breach
A look at director Thea Sharrock's new production of Henry V.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | Role Playing in Henry IV
A look at Hal and Falstaff's role playing of Hal's upcoming meeting with his father.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | A Royal Family
An overview of the play that emphasizes the theme of fathers and sons.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | What is a Soliloquy?
A brief overview of the general characteristics of soliloquies.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Education | The Big Question: 'To Be or Not to Be?'
An introduction to Hamlet's Soliloquy from Act III, Scene i.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Christopher Plummer on Shakespeare's Dramatic Storm...
Christopher Plummer on Shakespeare's dramatic storm scene.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Hugh Bonneville and Ralph Fiennes on Performing...
Hugh Bonneville & Ralph Fiennes discuss their performance in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Hugh Bonneville on Shakespeare's Poetic Forms
Hugh Bonneville on Shakepeare's usage of poetic forms in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Hugh Bonneville meets with Ralph Fiennes to try to untangle one of Shakespeare's plays.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Midsummer's Night Dream with Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville talks with actor Ralph Fiennes about A Midsummer Night's Dream.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Shakespeare Uncovered Series II | Preview
Series II of Shakespeare Uncovered continues on PBS, beginning Friday, January 30 at 9 p.m
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Christopher Plummer on the Different Versions of King...
Christopher Plummer speaks with historian Tanya Pollard on a different ending of King Lear
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Christopher Plummer uncovers playing one of Shakespeare's greatest tragic roles.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | King Lear with Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer uncovers playing one of Shakespeare's greatest tragic roles.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | David Harewood on the Racial Prejudice in Othello
David Harewood on the Racial Prejudice in Othello.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | David Harewood on White Actors Playing Othello
David Harewood discusses Larry Olivier's performance as Othello.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Kim Cattrall on Shakespeare's Performance Space
Kim Cattrall visits a copy of a space where Shakespeare was thought to host performances.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | The Taming of the Shrew with Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman explores the "battle-of-the-sexes" in one of Shakespeare's first plays.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Morgan Freeman Discusses Shakespeares take on the Shrew
Morgan Freeman discusses the role of the Shrew in Shakespeare's play.
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Morgan Freeman explores the "battle-of-the-sexes" in one of Shakespeare's first plays.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Kim Cattrall Discusses Playing Cleopatra's Character
Kim Cattrall meets with Globe actors to discusses playing Cleopatra's Character.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Othello with David Harewood | Preview
David Harewood analyzes the great villan Iago and how he manipulates Othello.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Othello with David Harewood
David Harewood analyzes the great villan Iago and how he manipulates Othello.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | The Lovers Untangled
An animation explaining the love quadrangle between Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius & Helena.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Antony and Cleopatra with Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall explores the real character of the great Queen of Egypt, and travels to Rome.
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Kim Cattrall travels to Rome to find out more about the historical Cleopatra.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Romeo and Juliet with Joseph Fiennes | Preview
Joseph Fiennes examines why Romeo & Juliet is the most-performed of all Shakespeare plays.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Romeo and Juliet with Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Fiennes has a unique perspective on Romeo and Juliet.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Joseph Fiennes on Romeo and Juliet's Famous Balcony...
Joseph Fiennes on Romeo and Juliet's famous balcony scene.
View ArticleShakespeare Uncovered | Joseph Fiennes Visits a Class on Iambic Pentameter
Joseph Fiennes listens in on a Shakespeare class on Iambic Pentameter.
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