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Shakespeare Lives

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Shakespeare and Us
Plot: Simon Schama explores the life and times of William Shakespeare to shed a new light on some of the greatest plays ever written.



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How the Celts Saved Britain
Plot: Dan Snow blows the lid off the traditional, Anglo-centric view of history and reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion during the Dark Ages.

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Fight Club - A History of Violence
Plot: Actor Sean Bean narrates this four-part documentary, which focuses on the history of one-on-one combat and how people have used organised fighting - to gamble, aid diplomatic relations, settle scores and protect personal honour, for example - throughout the ages. Four eras of fighting are covered in...

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Shakespeare Uncovered
Plot: The personal passion of hosts Hugh Bonneville, Christopher Plummer, Morgan Freeman, David Harewood, Kim Cattrall and Joseph Fiennes helps relay the stories behind some of William Shakespeare's greatest plays. Each episode combines interviews with actors, directors and scholars, as well as visits to...

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Simon Schama's Shakespeare
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...

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The '90s: The Last Great Decade
Plot: Like most decades, the 1990s were filled with highs and lows. Technology paved the way for a digital future, and billionaires were created faster than ever before. But there were the Columbine massacre, a growing al-Qaida threat, and scandals involving President Clinton. On the heels of its popular...

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Shakespeare in Italy
Plot: Francesco da Mosto is an Italian architect, author, historian, film maker and television presenter. He presented the three BBC 2 series Francesco's Venice and Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe where he ... Wikipedia

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Opera Italia
Plot: Series tracing the history of Italian opera presented by Antonio Pappano, conductor and music director at the Royal Opera House.

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Churches: How to Read Them
Plot: Richard Taylor provides insight into the history of some of the worlds most pretigios churches.



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Ceramics A Fragile History
Plot: Ceramics are one of the oldest and most-fundamental art forms around. Ceramics are used for everything from eating and drinking to celebrating birth, marriage or even death. Many people believe that ceramics contain social DNA and reveal about the taste and habits of a nation. This three-part series...

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British Masters
Plot: Art historian James Fox explores 20th-century British art, a period he considers an extraordinary flowering of genius.

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Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury
Plot: Julia Bradbury travels along the country's network of canals and their accompanying towpath trails.