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In Search of Shakespeare

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  • Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 2
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  • Studio: PBS
  • DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005
  • Run Time: 240 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe BARD: Who Was He???
By STEPHEN PLETKO on July 19, 2005
Format: DVD
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"What a piece of work is man!
How noble in reason!
How infinite in faculties!
In form and moving, how express and admirable!
In action, how like an angel!
In apprehension, how like a god!
The beauty of the world!
The paragon of animals!"

The man this program is in search for is the one who wrote the above beautiful words and, as well, wrote many verses and words like it. His name: William Shakespeare (1564 to 1616), "[a man] not of an age, but for all time."

Surprisingly, not much is known of Shakespeare's life, until now. The enthusiastic Michael Wood takes us on a wonderful trek to discover just who Shakespeare was. We learn about such things as follows:

his parentage; his birth; his times, the politics and religion of the time; his youth; his marriage and loves; his "lost" years; his London years; his career; and his plays and sonnets.

There are four parts to this program (originally aired on the Public Broadcasting Station). Each includes a very brief introduction that I will reproduce here:

(1) A Time of Reformation (9 scenes including introduction and credits)

"Like all stories in history, this is a search for ghosts. A quest for the people that made us what we are. And for one man in particular. William Shakespeare is the most famous writer of all times...Yet his life is still shrouded in mystery...This is a historical detective story...searching for the life of William Shakespeare of Stratford Upon the Avon."

This is the only part where Wood gives a summary. He says,

"There's the first nineteen years of Shakespeare's life. [Wood then proceeds with his brief summary...] and that's just the beginning of the story!Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsMichael Wood puts flesh on dusty old bones
By Jagadeesan on September 24, 2004
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I love Michael Wood. In his wonderful legacy series and in his books also, he puts a friendly arm around the viewer/reader and takes him/her on a voyage to old places which he makes new by his up-close show-and-tell-style. By jove, I never knew so many of Shakespeare's haunts were still standing, nor had I ever been so immersed in the traditions that are still going strong from Shakespeare's times. M. W. takes us inside dozens of town halls, old manors and castles to the very spots where the Bard first performed as a boy, applied for a wedding license, played for the queen, etc. By placing Shakespeare squarely in his dangerous times and showing us the political and religious plots that swirled around him, Shakespeare became beautifully real for me. M.W. shows us Shakespeare's writing may be for all times but the Bard was very much a product of his times. Beautifully photographed, also, and oh yes, Anglophiles will love all the neat old places. Thanks Michael.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGlorious landscape cinematography
By Gavin Wilson on April 10, 2004
Format: DVD
It is more than quarter of a century since Michael, nearly fresh out of Oriel College Oxford, first appeared on our TV screens. Clad in unfusty denim, he hurled himself about the great English outdoors, enthusiastically telling us about Eric Bloodaxe and Co in the BBC series 'In Search of the Dark Ages'.
Since then, Michael has been abroad with 'In Search of the Trojan War', 'In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great', and ... well, you get the general picture.
Now he's back in England -- mostly Warwickshire, Lancashire and London, actually -- and he's ditched the denim in favour of the Barbour 'Bushman' jacket and Karrimor backpack. This four-part programme is as much a celebration of England's landscape and ancient buildings as it is the story of our greatest playwright. The photography is exceptional, the music well-composed, and Michael is always a pleasant companion to escort us around the key sites. We also spend much time in the company of the RSC, as they travel around the more authentic venues to perform excerpts from Othello, Henry IVth Part Two, Romeo & Juliet etc.
There's always latent demand on British TV for Shakespeare insmall, digestible chunks. It is one of the regrets of so many adults that they wished they liked Shakespeare more ... if only it wasn't so much work to appreciate him, compared to 'Friends' etc. Here Michael makes him very digestible. If you could cope with 'Shakespeare in Love', then you can handle this series. The problem for me is that, having now viewed it once, when will I next want to watch it again? Probably in a couple of years' time. This is really a DVD to buy, watch once, and then lend to friends and family.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGet to know the Bard!
By Anyechka on March 14, 2007
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This four-part documentary goes above and beyond in bringing us the true story of the life and times of William Shakespeare, the greatest writer who ever lived. Each segment runs about an hour, but those four hours flew by in the blink of an eye for me because the story was so riveting. The viewer gets to know Shakespeare as a person, not just as some writer who lived in a very distant land and time and wrote in a rather hard to understand language. Not a lot has previously been known about his personal life, but thanks to this wonderful series, there are now a lot more facts out there. It also really helps that Michael Wood, the narrator, is really enthusiastic about his subject, and has a very friendly and engaging demeanour, instead of being some boring overly academic suit.

Shakespeare did not exist in a vacuum; his life, and by extension his writing, were shaped by the outside forces around him. The man lived through a lot of turbulent times, witnessing such events as the Armada, the Gunpowder Plot, and the beginnings of colonisation in the Americas. Elizabethan England was also a major police state, and his family were often at the brunt of it, seeing as how they were originally Catholics. In the era before separation of church and state, to be the "wrong" religion was inviting a lot of persecution. He had also experienced firsthand a lot of highs and lows in his life; for a time his father held a lot of positions of prestige, honor, and respect, enabling him to go to a good private school, but at the age of fourteen, the family fortunes disappeared as quickly as they had sprung up, and he was forced to leave school, his literary awakening, and the promise of going to college and making something of his life.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

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Published 1 month ago by Darin Gunesekera
5.0 out of 5 starsMeticulously Researched In 2003 But Not Conclusive.

While this 4 part series from Brit Michael Wood is meticulously researched and ideally presented, it must remain inconclusive. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Chip Kaufmann
1.0 out of 5 starsAbsolute Drivel

Michael Woods was great in the Story of India, but he is off his rocker, here. He accepted what he was told at face value, without doing any investigation of his own. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Eric Armstrong
1.0 out of 5 starsWhat a waste of money and time

This DVD does not play in USA. It was sent to me from Europe and the seller failed to notice that USA is a different region; What a waste of money and time!

Published 2 months ago by Asif Javed
5.0 out of 5 starsA brilliant look at the brilliance of a man who changed the world

The perfect companion for any Shakespeare fanatic. This documentary tells a more in depth story about the real man behind the myth. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Arturo Dirzo
5.0 out of 5 starsThe Best Introduction to Shakespeare and His Works

In my mind, this is not only a great introduction to Shakespeare, but possibly the best introduction possible. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Scott Rolph
5.0 out of 5 starsMichael Wood's skill in bringing Shakespeare to life is brilliant....

Michael Wood's skill in bringing Shakespeare to life is brilliant. Even someone not familiar with his plays will enjoy the sheer genius of a man who was not only the greatest... Read more

Published 12 months ago by Sandra L. Mays
4.0 out of 5 starsEnjoyed this PBS DVD, but ....

I had originally seen this on PBS years ago. I lent the video cassette to a friend who lent it to a friend and I never got it back! Read more

Published 12 months ago by reader
2.0 out of 5 starsLaying it on thick

I watched this when if first came out on PBS when I knew nothing about the Shakespeare authorship question. Read more

Published 12 months ago by A Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

As advertised, as expected.

Published 14 months ago by Ernest W. Prewett

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