Shakespeare Uncovered

Three series - 18 episodes

this is a documentary series that cannot be missed wither you are a Shakespeare snot or just beginning with the name.

With each episode we encounter a specific play in no particular order. The narrator is usually an actor the has played one of the main characters in that particular play.

Even if you have seen the versions of the plays, they are shown again as film bites of the highlights and then discussed. We get more than just the history of the writer and even the play. It is compared to today and to the time of the play.

Naturally if I was to pic the presenter I would mor than likely have picked a different actor. However, I may have lost the chance to see what this actor had and other historical presenters' worth have to show me.

I would really have liked to see Helen Mirren narrate the Tempest. The Tempest - Der Sturm (2010).

Be sure to watch an earlier attempt of this type in Playing Shakespeare (1982).