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Shakespeare Uncovered

2012–2018 · 3 seasons

A warm, intelligent guided tour through great plays, making dense language feel inviting, lively, and surprisingly personal.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Ethan Hawke
Overview
Celebrity hosts guide viewers through William Shakespeare's plays in performance. Each episode serves as a primer for newcomers to Shakespeare while serving up enough historical and theatrical insights to enchant lifelong fans.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Ethan Hawke
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • power
  • love
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension1
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Ethan Hawke, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Jeremy Irons, David Tennant
Length
3 seasons, 18 episodes, 53 min each
Network
PBS, BBC Four
Languages
English

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