Shakespeare Uncovered RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgSat, 25 May 2013 12:45:50 -0400Sat, 25 May 2013 12:45:50 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2322921624/Trevor Nunn, the legendary director who has helmed 30 of Shakespeare’s 37 plays – and aims to complete them all before he retires – takes us through the magical and mysterious world created in the playwright’s last complete work.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322921624/01/03/2013Nunn takes us through the magical world created in the playwright’s last complete work.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2333225882/Hell is empty and all the devils are here. Trevor Nunn, acclaimed director of 30 of Shakespeare’s 37 plays, takes you through the otherworldly and supernatural The Tempest.http://video.pbs.org/video/2333225882/02/08/2013Director Trevor Nunn takes you through the otherworldly and supernatural The Tempest.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaFine ArtsFine ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2016-02-07http://video.pbs.org/video/2333221759/To be, or not to be: that is the question. David Tennant meets fellow actors who’ve taken on Hamlet and compares notes on how to play a character that's been played, probably, a million different ways.http://video.pbs.org/video/2333221759/02/08/2013David Tennant meets fellow actors who’ve taken on Hamlet and compares notes.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2016-02-07http://video.pbs.org/video/2322921602/An acclaimed Hamlet in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s hit production (also a recent Great Performances production), David Tennant meets fellow actors who’ve tackled this most iconic of roles, including superstar Jude Law, and compares notes on the role’s titanic challenges. Tennant digs deep into the text about the doomed Danish Prince alongside the actors Simon Russell Beale and Ben Whishaw.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322921602/01/03/2013David Tennant meets fellow actors who’ve tackled this most iconic of roles.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2339262359/An overview of Hamlet and a discussion of the theme of loss within the play.http://video.pbs.org/video/2339262359/02/27/2013An overview of Hamlet and a discussion of the theme of loss within the play.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingOtherend=2016-02-08http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806648/An overview of how Ariel’s compassion alters Prospero’s outlook and, ultimately, changes the course of the play.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806648/02/07/2013An overview of how Ariel’s compassion alters Prospero’s outlook.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingOtherend=2016-02-08http://video.pbs.org/video/2332130578/Actors David Tennant and Jude Law discuss approaching the soliloquy from Act III, Scene i.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332130578/02/05/2013Actors David Tennant and Jude Law discuss approaching the soliloquy from Act III, Scene i.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingOtherend=2016-02-08http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806947/A look at how Shakespeare’s relationship with his daughter might have affected the story of The Tempest.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806947/02/07/2013A look at how Shakespeare’s relationship with his daughter may have affected The Tempest.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingOtherend=2016-02-08http://video.pbs.org/video/2332130414/An introduction to Hamlet's Soliloquy from Act III, Scene i and an exploration of some of the big questions the character poses in this speech.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332130414/02/05/2013An introduction to Hamlet's Soliloquy from Act III, Scene i.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-02-08http://video.pbs.org/video/2332129971/A brief overview of the general characteristics of soliloquies.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332129971/02/05/2013A brief overview of the general characteristics of soliloquies.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-02-08http://video.pbs.org/video/2322920261/Jeremy Irons uncovers the enduring appeal of Shakespeare’s most iconic “history plays,” from the true English history embedded into the works to the father-son drama that Shakespeare created. In disclosing Shakespeare’s sources – and steps the playwright took to distort them – Irons uncovers the historical truths behind the story and how they inspired some of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322920261/01/03/2013Jeremy Irons uncovers the enduring appeal of Shakespeare’s most iconic “history plays."nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2322919201/In returning to the role of a deposed monarch whose crown is taken from him, Derek Jacobi takes a 360-degree view of this great political thriller whose title character he played more than 30 years ago.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322919201/01/03/2013Derek Jacobi takes a 360-degree view of this great political thrillernrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2331182334/He will give the devil his due. Jeremy Irons researches Shakespeare’s history plays as well as the differences between the real history and the father-son drama that Shakespeare creates.http://video.pbs.org/video/2331182334/02/01/2013Jeremy Irons researches Shakespeare’s history plays: Henry IV & V.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaFine ArtsFine ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryVictorianVictorianEpisodeend=2016-01-31http://video.pbs.org/video/2331202211/You may my glories and my state depose, but not my griefs; still am I king of those. Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II and returns to a role he played 30 years ago: the story of a king who loses his crown.http://video.pbs.org/video/2331202211/02/01/2013Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II: the story of a king who loses his crown.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaFine ArtsFine ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryModernModernVictorianVictorianEpisodeend=2016-01-31http://video.pbs.org/video/2330306020/An overview of the play that emphasizes the theme of fathers and sons.http://video.pbs.org/video/2330306020/01/29/2013An overview of the play that emphasizes the theme of fathers and sons.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2332596595/This segment reflects on the transience of Henry V’s military accomplishments, the bloody price of his battlefield glory, and humanity’s ongoing inability to learn the larger lessons of war’s futility.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332596595/02/06/2013This segment reflects on the transience of Henry V’s military accomplishments.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingOtherend=2016-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2332585009/The darkly comic and ironic aspects of the justification for Henry’s campaign in France are explored, focusing especially on Olivier’s 1944 film version of the play.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332585009/02/06/2013The ironic aspects of the justification for Henry V's campaign in France are explored.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingOtherend=2016-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2332585506/Director Thea Sharrock explains that her new production of Henry V is neither pro nor anti-war, but is rather an acknowledgement that “war happens,” and an attempt to understand the individuals shaped by it.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332585506/02/06/2013A look at director Thea Sharrock's new production of Henry V.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2328842720/A look at Hal and Falstaff’s role playing of Hal’s upcoming meeting with his father, as well as the actual meeting between Hal and his father.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328842720/01/24/2013A look at Hal and Falstaff’s role playing of Hal’s upcoming meeting with his father.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2332594930/On the eve of what history will remember as the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V moves among his soldiers, listening to their fears and anger made all the more poignant by their powerlessness. Henry’s great moment as king comes as he inspires his soldiers by making his cause England’s own.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332594930/02/06/2013On the eve of the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V inspires his soldiers.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingOtherend=2016-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2322918106/Joely Richardson investigates (with her mother Vanessa Redgrave) the legacy of these two brilliant cross-dressing comedies, with their missing twins, mistaken identities, and characters in disguise; their connections to Shakespeare’s personal life; and the great romantic heroines created by Shakespeare in two perennially popular plays.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322918106/01/03/2013Joely Richardson investigates the legacy of these two brilliant cross-dressing comediesnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2329128402/All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. Joely Richardson looks into a pair of cross-dressing comedies, with their missing twins, mistaken identities, and characters in disguise: Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Twelfth Night.http://video.pbs.org/video/2329128402/01/25/2013Joely Richardson looks into Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Twelfth Night.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2016-01-24http://video.pbs.org/video/2328956371/There’s daggers in men’s smiles. Ethan Hawke takes you along as he researches the part of Shakespeare’s murderous Macbeth.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328956371/01/24/2013Ethan Hawke takes you along as he researches the part of Shakespeare’s murderous Macbeth.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryVictorianVictorianEpisodeend=2016-01-24http://video.pbs.org/video/2323064210/Ethan Hawke invites viewers on his quest to play Shakespeare’s murderous Thane of Cawdor by researching the true story and real-life events that served as the play’s inspiration.http://video.pbs.org/video/2323064210/01/04/2013Ethan Hawke invites viewers on his quest to play Shakespeare’s murderous Thane of Cawdor.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2329117338/Jeremy Irons talks about "Shakespeare Uncovered" and the power of Shakespeare.http://video.pbs.org/video/2329117338/01/25/2013Jeremy Irons talks about "Shakespeare Uncovered" and the power of Shakespeare.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2328042996/An exploration of the impact and meaning of the witches in Macbeth.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328042996/01/22/2013An exploration of the impact and meaning of the witches in Macbeth.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328815442/Author Germaine Greer and Joely Richardson talk about how a thoughtful audience, in the act of pretending that what they see on stage is real, encounters something real as well.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328815442/01/24/2013A discussion of how a thoughtful audience watching a play encounters something real.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328775817/After being shipwrecked on the shore of Illyria, Viola assumes the disguise of her brother, who apparently drowned, both to mourn her brother’s loss and to protect herself in this foreign country.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328775817/01/24/2013After being shipwrecked, Viola assumes the disguise of her brother.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328053304/Ethan Hawke seeks help from a fellow actor to gain a deep understanding of Macbeth's "Dagger" speech.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328053304/01/22/2013Ethan Hawke analyzes Macbeth's "Dagger" speech.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328061939/An exploration of the effect of disguise in both Shakespearean and modern-day theater.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328061939/01/22/2013An exploration of the effect of disguise in both Shakespearean and modern-day theater.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328061849/An overview of Rosalind's role in the plot of As You Like It and a description of her character.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328061849/01/22/2013An overview of Rosalind's role in the plot of As You Like It.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2330525995/A look at a production of Henry IV as it would have been performed at the Globe.http://video.pbs.org/video/2330525995/01/30/2013A look at a production of Henry IV as it would have been performed at the Globe.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806197/A brief biography of Shakespeare’s life.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806197/02/07/2013A brief biography of Shakespeare’s life.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328880830/One scholar's description of Shakespeare's portrayal of the heroines in his comedies.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328880830/01/24/2013One scholar's description of Shakespeare's portrayal of the heroines in his comedies.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2330529953/A visit to the stage of the reconstructed Globe and a discussion of how Shakespeare's audience behaved in the theater.http://video.pbs.org/video/2330529953/01/30/2013A visit to the stage of the reconstructed Globe.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2330523522/A discussion of how the Globe was first built and a glimpse into what performances might have looked like.http://video.pbs.org/video/2330523522/01/30/2013A discussion of how the Globe was first built.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328056898/A forensic psychiatrist explains how the manner and style of one's speech reflects extreme or traumatic experiences.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328056898/01/22/2013A forensic psychiatrist explains how one's speech is reflected by traumatic experiences.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806262/A discussion of the twins in Twelfth Night and the role twins played in Shakespeare’s life.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806262/02/07/2013A discussion of the role twins played in Shakespeare’s life.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingOtherend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806293/An analysis of Shakespeare’s “resurrection” of Sebastian and its personal meaning for him.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332806293/02/07/2013An analysis of Shakespeare’s “resurrection” of Sebastian.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328059995/A look at the different ways Lady Macbeth can be and has been played.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328059995/01/22/2013A look at the different ways Lady Macbeth can be and has been played.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2328028245/A discussion of the impact and meaning of the witches in Macbeth.http://video.pbs.org/video/2328028245/01/22/2013A discussion of the impact and meaning of the witches in Macbeth.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmentend=2016-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2331409119/Shakespeare Uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts – Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant – to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.http://video.pbs.org/video/2331409119/02/01/2013Shakespeare Uncovered on PBSnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaFine ArtsFine ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryPromotion