The King & the Playwright A Jacobean History

Professor James Shapiro re-examines the work of Shakespeare during King James I's reign.

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Ended

Original Name

The King & the Playwright A Jacobean History

First Air Date

April 23, 2012

Last Air Date

May 7, 2012

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Four

S01E03

Legacy

The concluding part of Professor James Shapiro's history of Shakespeare in the reign of King James. Shakespeare's late plays, such as The Winter's Tale and The Tempest, are often seen as mellow swansongs. Professor Shapiro gives us a different Shakespeare - a playwright still experimenting and alert to the troubled Jacobean world around him. He closes the series by reflecting on the legacies of king and playwright.

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