Plot: British historian Simon Schama presents his view that it is impossible to understand how Shakespeare came to belong `to all time', without understanding just how much he was of his time. Shakespeare explored questions that are still asked today: What is this England? What makes this nation? Schama...
Plot: Historian Simon Schama explores the world of British portraiture, delving into the past to reveal the nature of the art and its impact on social history. The presenter discusses the relevancy of portraits in terms of primal engagements with reading faces, describing how this instinct allows people...
Plot: Inspired by art historian Kenneth Clark's documentary series of the 1960s, `Civilisations' sees three experts travel the world to explore human creativity and the development of art through the ages. From the ancient city of Petra in Jordan to the wondrous temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, presenters...
Plot: Historian Michael Wood tells the 2,000-year-old story of the settlement of Kibworth, Leicestershire, a community that survived the Black Death, the English Civil War, the Industrial Revolution and World War II. Episodes cover Kibworth's first 1,000 years, the worst famine in European history, the dramatic...
Plot: "Save Our History" is a television series that turns historic preservation into adventure. Episodes search for answers to our past that are off the beaten path - not just in restored structures, but by flying restored aircraft, diving for lost ships, traveling to remote battle sites, and meeting those...
Plot: From popular revolt to the obsession with the self, and even modern nationalism, Simon Schama explores the enduring and powerful legacy the Romantics have left on the modern world.
Plot: The American Future: A History is a four-part documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama which aired on BBC Two in the UK during October 2008, in the run up to the 2008 US presidential election. Wikipedia