“Shakespeare Uncovered” - Exclusive Interview With Producer Richard Denton & WNET Head Of Programming Stephen Segaller
By Abbie Bernstein

Some people love Shakespeare. Some people – especially high school students being introduced to the Bard for the first time – find Shakespeare daunting, or even incomprehensible.

The six-part documentary SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED, which airs its final two hour-long episodes this Friday night, Feb. 8 on PBS, is aimed at both groups, plus everyone in the middle. David Tennant hosts the segment on HAMLET and famed Shakespearean director Sir Trevor Nunn guides the final hour.

At the Television Critics Association press tour, WNET vice-president of programming Stephen Segaller and SHAKESPEARE UNCOVEREDproducer Richard Denton are joined by actor and fellow Briton Jeremy Irons for a panel about the program. The panel also encompasses THE HOLLOW CROWN, a series of four feature films that encompass Shakespeare’s RICHARD II, HENRY IV PARTS 1 and 2, and HENRY V, with Irons appearing as the older King Henry IV.
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