Simon Schama
Biography
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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Movies (7)
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
as Self - Presenter
2025
Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
2014
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
as Self
2013
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
as Self - Author - 'Citizens'
2009
Rough Crossings
as Host
2007
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
as Self
2006
American Experience: Murder at Harvard
2003
TV Shows (19)
Simon Schama's Story of Us
as Self - Presenter
2025
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…
2022
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
as Self - Presenter
2020
Civilisations
as Presenter
2018
The Face of Britain by Simon Schama
as Self - Presenter
2015
The Story of the Jews
as Self - Presenter
2013
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
as Self - Presenter
2012
Faulks on Fiction
2011
Simon Schama's John Donne
2009
The American Future: A History
2008
Simon Schama's Power of Art
2006
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
A History of Britain
as Self — Presenter
2000
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
as himself
2000
Landscape and Memory
as Self - Presenter
1995
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979