Cleopatra and Me: In Search of a Lost Queen
Was Cleopatra a seductress or a great politician? Shakespeare scholar Dr Islam Issa's exploration of why history and literature have recorded two very different Cleopatras.
Was Cleopatra a seductress or a great politician?
Shakespeare scholar Dr Islam Issa grew up in Birmingham with his Egyptian-born parents. As a child he was taught Cleopatra was a great politician, who turned her capital, Alexandria, into a global seat of learning and made Egypt one of the most powerful countries on the planet. But as a teenager, he realised she had a very different reputation in Britain - either a tragic Shakespearian heroine or a seductress, portrayed by screen sirens like Elizabeth Taylor.
In this programme, Dr Issa sets out to discover the story behind these two, very different, Cleopatras.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Islam Issa |
| Interviewed Guest | Paul Edmondson |
| Interviewed Guest | Zahi Hawass |
| Interviewed Guest | Lucy Hughes-Hallett |
| Interviewed Guest | Ahmed Issa |
| Interviewed Guest | Josette Simon |
| Interviewed Guest | Bryan Sitch |
| Interviewed Guest | Joyce Tyldesley |
| Executive Producer | Emma Parkins |
| Director | Kieron Townend |