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Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
Take a deep dive into Shakespeare’s life story, the place and time he inhabited and the work he produced. Cinematic, dramatic vignettes bring Shakespeare’s story to life throughout the series. Featuring appearances by Dame Judi Dench, Brian Cox, Adrian Lester, Dame Helen Mirren, Martin Freeman and Jessie Buckley and more.
1 Season · 3 Episodes
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Episode #103
Season 1 Episode 103 | 58m 8s | CC
When the Gunpowder Plot unearths that Shakespeare's family is Catholic, traitors to the crown and his daughter is implicated in the fallout, he unleashes his most epic work to date: Macbeth, which appeals to the new monarch, King James I. As Shakespeare teeters towards death, he reflects on his successes and failures, questioning family, forgiveness and mortality.
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