Simon Schama

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Simon Schama

Acting 81 February 13, 1945

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. H…

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Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.0 2003 TV Show
Question Time

Question Time

5.9 1979 TV Show
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2.8 2022 TV Show
Remembers…

Remembers…

7.0 2022 TV Show
Simon Schama's Power of Art

Simon Schama's Power of Art

8.2 2006 TV Show
A History of Britain

A History of Britain

8.4 2000 TV Show
Civilisations

Civilisations

6.6 2018 TV Show
Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Simon Schama's Shakespeare

10.0 2012 TV Show
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz

Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz

4.1 2025 Movie
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

7.0 2013 Movie
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost

Van de Schoonheid en de Troost

2000 TV Show
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

6.5 2009 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz

    Movie Self - Presenter

  2. 2025
    Simon Schama's Story of Us

    TV show Self - Presenter

  3. 2022
    Simon Schama Meets

    TV show Presenter

  4. 2022
    Simon Schama's History of Now

    TV show Self - Presenter

  5. 2022
    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    TV show Self - Historian

  6. 2022
    Remembers…

    TV show

  7. 2020
    The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama

    TV show Self - Presenter

  8. 2018
    Civilisations

    TV show Presenter

  9. 2015
    The Face of Britain by Simon Schama

    TV show Self - Presenter

  10. 2014
    Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years

    Movie

  11. 2013
    The Story of the Jews

    TV show Self - Presenter

  12. 2013
    The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

    Movie Self

  13. 2012
    Simon Schama's Shakespeare

    TV show Self - Presenter

  14. 2011
    Faulks on Fiction

    TV show

  15. 2009
    Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

    Movie Self - Author - 'Citizens'

  16. 2009
    Simon Schama's John Donne

    TV show

More credits
  1. 2008
    The American Future: A History

    TV show

  2. 2007
    Rough Crossings

    Movie Host

  3. 2006
    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin

    Movie Self

  4. 2006
    Simon Schama's Power of Art

    TV show

  5. 2003
    Murder at Harvard

    Movie

  6. 2003
    Real Time with Bill Maher

    TV show Self

  7. 2000
    A History of Britain

    TV show Self — Presenter

  8. 2000
    Van de Schoonheid en de Troost

    TV show himself

  9. 1995
    Landscape and Memory

    TV show Self - Presenter

  10. 1979
    Question Time

    TV show Self - Panellist