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Uncover the romance and betrayals in “The Winter’s Tale” with host Simon Russell Beale.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Learn about the historical figure behind Shakespeare’s “Richard III” with host Antony Sher
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Delve deeper into “Measure for Measure” with host Romola Garai.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Brian Cox explores "Julius Caesar," a play about a free republic's fall into corruption.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Explore the history and themes in “Much Ado About Nothing” with host Helen Hunt.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Untangle the controversies of “The Merchant of Venice” with host F. Murray Abraham.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Kim Cattrall explores the real character of the great Queen of Egypt, and travels to Rome.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Joseph Fiennes has a unique perspective on Romeo and Juliet.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Morgan Freeman explores the “battle-of-the-sexes” in one of Shakespeare’s first plays.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        David Harewood analyzes the great villan Iago and how he manipulates Othello.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Christopher Plummer uncovers playing one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragic roles.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Hugh Bonneville talks with actor Ralph Fiennes about A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Director Trevor Nunn takes you through the otherworldly and supernatural The Tempest.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        David Tennant meets fellow actors who’ve taken on Hamlet and compares notes.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Jeremy Irons researches Shakespeare’s history plays: Henry IV & V.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II: the story of a king who loses his crown.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Joely Richardson looks into Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Twelfth Night.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Ethan Hawke takes you along as he researches the part of Shakespeare’s murderous Macbeth.
          
          
            
                
                    
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Consumed by irrational jealousy, Leontes can’t be convinced of his wife’s virtue.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Leontes, who thought he lost everything, is reunited with his wife and daughter.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Brian Cox explores "Julius Caesar," a play about a free republic's fall into corruption.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” is a play that upholds liberty against tyranny.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Isabella's attempt to confront her harasser is met with a chilling response.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Isabella must make the difficult decision.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Mark Antony uses rhetoric to sway the crowd in his famous speech.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Delve deeper into “Measure for Measure” with host Romola Garai.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Untangle the controversies of “The Merchant of Venice” with host F. Murray Abraham.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        The final season investigates six more of Shakespeare's plays.
          
          
            
                
                    
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