Simon Schama
Acting
1945-02-13 · London, England, UK
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a professor of history and art history at Columbia University. Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000–2002), as well as other documentary series such as The American Future: A History (2008) and The Story of the Jews (2013).
Filmography
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
2025 · Movie
Simon Schama's Story of Us
2025 · Series
Simon Schama Meets
2022 · Series
Simon Schama's History of Now
2022 · Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · Series
Remembers…
2022 · Series
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020 · Series
Civilisations
2018 · Series
The Face of Britain by Simon Schama
2015 · Series
Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
2014 · Movie
The Story of the Jews
2013 · Series
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
2013 · Movie
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
2012 · Series
Faulks on Fiction
2011 · Series
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
2009 · Movie
Simon Schama's John Donne
2009 · Series
The American Future: A History
2008 · Series
Rough Crossings
2007 · Movie
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
2006 · Movie
Simon Schama's Power of Art
2006 · Series
Murder at Harvard
2003 · Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Series
A History of Britain
2000 · Series
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
2000 · Series
Landscape and Memory
1995 · Series
Question Time
1979 · Series