Watch Series: Simon Schama's Shakespeare Released in (2012) - Season 1 produced by UK, The TV Series categorized in Documentary, and content rating History with duration 60 min broadcasted as these networks BBC Two, Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Simon Schama, Ashley Gething. 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. - Season 1