Shakespeare Uncovered Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Much Ado About Nothing with Helen HuntThis Italian tale about lovers is an exquisite comedy of comparison and contrast. Helen Hunt, who has played Beatrice twice, investigates this finely-balanced play through the testimonies of other actors who have played the major roles.
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Episode 2 - The Merchant of Venice with F. Murray AbrahamF. Murray Abraham, who has played two great Jewish "villains," including Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, one of Shakespearean comedy's many "excluded" figures, explains the European anti-Semitism in Shakespeare's time.
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Episode 3 - Measure for Measure with Romola GaraiShakespeare shows us the brutal implications of high moral principles on both sides in this dark and complex comedy. Romola Garai examines this truly relevant tale of harassment and the abuse of male power.
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Episode 4 - Julius Caesar with Brian CoxJulius Caesar upholds Liberty against Tyranny. But what is tyranny? Presenter Brian Cox examines how this play challenges all political systems and all definitions of tyranny -- challenging us to wonder how well we even know ourselves.
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Episode 5 - The Winter's Tale with Simon Russell BealeSimon Russell Beale presents The Winter’s Tale -- an intense psychological drama, driven by passion and obsession. In this play, Shakespeare pushes theatrical technique to its limits, and offers us an astonishing ending full of hope.
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Episode 6 - Richard III with Antony SherAntony Sher’s 1977 interpretation of the infamous villain Richard III defined the role for a generation. This is the story of how Shakespeare created both a loathsome and brilliant manipulator and a real man who speaks to every age.
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