简介：Thestoryofthesonofacoach-makerwithahighlydevelopedsenseofthemacabre,whoendeduprivallingShakespeare.JohnWebster'slifewasshadowyandhisplaysdarklyimagined-itwasoncesaidthathe'sawtheskullbeneaththeskin'.ButhismasterpieceTheDuchessOfMalfiisoneofthejewelsoftheEnglishRenaissance.Thisgothictaleofforbiddenlove,intrigue,betrayalandmurderisthemostfrequentlyperformedplayoftheperiodnotwrittenbyShakespeare. Inthisdocumentary,ProfessorJamesShapirogoesinsearchofthemysteriousmanbehindtheplay.PiecingtogetherthefragmentsofWebster'slife,heexploreshowhecametowriteitjustatthemomentwhentheJacobeanswereinventingmodernindoortheatre.OnhandtohelpisGemmaArterton,whoplaystheDuchessinTheGlobecandlelitproductionwhichcanbeseenonBBCFour.…