

2023–now · BBC iPlayer · Running
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius with an A-list cast of actors, including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Adrian Lester, Lolita Chakrabarti, Martin Freeman and Jessie Buckley, alongside academics and writers including James Shapiro and Jeanette Winterson, bringing fresh insights into the story of our greatest writer. The series is narrated by Juliet Stevenson.
Wednesdays
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Last aired
S01E03 · Episode 3
2023-11-08
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Episode 1
2023-11-08 · 59 min
Episode 2
2023-11-08 · 59 min
Episode 3
2023-11-08 · 59 min
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