Shakespeare Uncovered - David Tennant on Hamlet"In Hamlet, David Tennant whose own RSC performance was a huge hit, meets other actors who have played the role – from the legendary David Warner in the 1960s to the recent Jude Law. He also tries, alongside Simon Russell Beale and Ben Whishaw, to unravel the meaning of the play and the reason why it is considered the greatest play Shakespeare ever wrote."

With this being some anniversary or other of the great Will Shakey, there's an awful lot of actoreyness on the BBC at the moment. In this final episode of Shakespeare Uncovered, David Tennant's take on Hamlet was one of the better dissections of a classic in under an hour. Hats off to BBC2 for attempting to explain and impress just how great it is. You know there's a 'but' coming, though, don't you... Read more of this post