David Harewood, the first black actor to play the lead role at the National theatre in London, explores the complexities and contradictions of Othello. He discovers how trade and diplomatic envoys were making the city more cosmopolitan in the early seventeenth century and explores the power of the language that makes Othello arguably the tightest piece of thriller writing in Shakespeare's body of work.

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 01, 2015.

Physical Acting --(1:31) -- Othello and Desdemona -- (2:00) -- Shakespeare's Interest in Othello -- (2:48) -- What Does Iago Want? -- (3:46) -- Psychological Warfare -- (2:12) -- General and Assistant -- (2:16) -- Fueling the Fire -- (2:36) -- Generations of Prejudice -- (1:35) -- Red Velvet -- (3:25) -- White Actors Play Othello -- (2:03) -- Iago's Plot Continues -- (2:36) -- Othello Commits To Murder -- (2:10) -- Othello Puts Desdemona to the Test -- (2:09) -- Modern Interpretation -- (2:02) -- Vulnerable and Alone -- (2:23) -- Othello Wrestles with Doubt -- (2:37) -- Terror of Betrayal -- (2:15) -- Desdemona and Her Maid -- (2:37) -- Will He or Won't He? -- (3:26) -- Briefly Alive -- (3:31) -- Credits: Othello with David Harewood: Shakespeare Uncovered -- (Series 2) (1:59).