Aired Monday November 20, 9:00pm - 10:00pmon BBC Two HD

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Name: 9:00pm - Series 1 Episode 3
Start: 2023-11-20T21:00:00Z
End: 2023-11-20T22:00:00Z
Location: BBC Two HD

Series 1 Episode 3

Shakespeare's life and legacy is threatened when the Gunpowder Plot unearths a secret he has worked all his life to bury: his family are Catholics, traitors to the crown. When his daughter is implicated in the fallout, Shakespeare produces `Macbeth'.

Category: Biography / Drama documentary / Miniseries
Original air date: 2023-11-08

Cast and crew

Julian JonesDirector
Juliet StevensonNarrator