Simon Schama
February 13, 1945 (80 years old) in 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).
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- 2025 · Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz as Self - Presenter
- 2025 · Simon Schama's Story of Us as Self - Presenter
- 2022 · Simon Schama Meets as Presenter
- 2022 · Simon Schama's History of Now as Self - Presenter
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self - Historian
- 2022 · Remembers… as
- 2022 · Remembers… as Self
- 2020 · The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama as Self - Presenter
- 2018 · Civilisations as Presenter
- 2018 · Civilisations as self
- 2015 · The Face of Britain by Simon Schama as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years as
- 2013 · The Story of the Jews as Self - Presenter
- 2013 · The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution as Self
- 2012 · Simon Schama's Shakespeare as Self - Presenter
- 2011 · Faulks on Fiction as
- 2009 · Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution as Self - Author - 'Citizens'
- 2009 · Simon Schama's John Donne as
- 2008 · The American Future: A History as
- 2007 · Rough Crossings as Host
- 2006 · Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin as Self
- 2006 · Simon Schama's Power of Art as
- 2003 · American Experience: Murder at Harvard as
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2000 · A History of Britain as Self — Presenter
- 2000 · Van de Schoonheid en de Troost as himself
- 1995 · Landscape and Memory as Self - Presenter
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist