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1945: The Savage Peace
directed by Peter Molloy, fl. 2015; produced by Peter Molloy, fl. 2015, Blakeway (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 58 mins
A powerful documentary revealing the appalling violence meted out to the defeated in 1945. Using rare and unseen archive film, 1945: The Savage Peace tells a harrowing story of vengeance against German civilians, which mirrored some of the worst cruelty of the Nazi occupiers during the years of war. It includes th...
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directed by Peter Molloy, fl. 2015; produced by Peter Molloy, fl. 2015, Blakeway (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 58 mins
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A powerful documentary revealing the appalling violence meted out to the defeated in 1945. Using rare and unseen archive film, 1945: The Savage Peace tells a harrowing story of vengeance against German civilians, which mirrored some of the worst cruelty of the Nazi occupiers during the years of war. It includes the unique testimony of eyewitnesses and victims, who recall the horrors with searing clarity, their memories undimmed 70 years after the...
A powerful documentary revealing the appalling violence meted out to the defeated in 1945. Using rare and unseen archive film, 1945: The Savage Peace tells a harrowing story of vengeance against German civilians, which mirrored some of the worst cruelty of the Nazi occupiers during the years of war. It includes the unique testimony of eyewitnesses and victims, who recall the horrors with searing clarity, their memories undimmed 70 years after the events took place. This a story that has, until now, not been told, amidst the justified celebration of an end to an unspeakable tyranny. It offers a moving and vivid picture of Europe in ruins.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Peter Molloy, fl. 2015, Blakeway, Michael Pennington, 1943-
Author / Creator
Peter Molloy, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Pennington, 1943-
Topic / Theme
Ethnic relations, Postwar reconstruction, Genocide, World War II, 1939-1945, Germans
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Gandhi: His Life and Legacy, Part 2: The Rise to Fame
directed by Jonathan Mayo, fl. 2010; produced by Jonathan Mayo, fl. 2010 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2009, originally published 2009), 53 mins
Mishal Husain traces Gandhi’s transformation from obscure lawyer to ‘Father Of The Nation’ and discovers a more complicated and intriguing man than the saintly Hollywood version. Gandhi had to face unpopularity, political failure and British jails. But in 1930, he triumphs, launching the most astute campaign...
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directed by Jonathan Mayo, fl. 2010; produced by Jonathan Mayo, fl. 2010 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2009, originally published 2009), 53 mins
Description
Mishal Husain traces Gandhi’s transformation from obscure lawyer to ‘Father Of The Nation’ and discovers a more complicated and intriguing man than the saintly Hollywood version. Gandhi had to face unpopularity, political failure and British jails. But in 1930, he triumphs, launching the most astute campaign of the age: the 240-mile Salt March that succeeded in humiliating the British Raj.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Mayo, fl. 2010, Mishal Husain, 1973-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Mayo, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Mishal Husain, 1973-
Person Discussed
Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Religious beliefs, Social activism and activists, Social classes, Violence, Amritsar Massacre, April 13, 1919, Rowlatt Act Passed, London, England, March 10, 1919, Salt Satyagraha, India, May 1930, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Gunpowder Plotters: In Their Own Words
directed by Adam Kemp, fl. 1998; produced by Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, Aeonon (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 1 hour
A thrilling film which uses the written accounts of its perpetrators to show why The Gunpowder Plot remains the world's boldest ever terror conspiracy. Remarkably, the capture and relentless interrogation of eight of the 13 Gunpowder Plotters were all recorded in written accounts made at the time, and means that t...
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directed by Adam Kemp, fl. 1998; produced by Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, Aeonon (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 1 hour
Description
A thrilling film which uses the written accounts of its perpetrators to show why The Gunpowder Plot remains the world's boldest ever terror conspiracy. Remarkably, the capture and relentless interrogation of eight of the 13 Gunpowder Plotters were all recorded in written accounts made at the time, and means that this docu-drama can use verbatim conversations and reactions to recreate every dramatic step of the two-year plot. Using drama sequences...
A thrilling film which uses the written accounts of its perpetrators to show why The Gunpowder Plot remains the world's boldest ever terror conspiracy. Remarkably, the capture and relentless interrogation of eight of the 13 Gunpowder Plotters were all recorded in written accounts made at the time, and means that this docu-drama can use verbatim conversations and reactions to recreate every dramatic step of the two-year plot. Using drama sequences, location filming, the contemporary accounts and interviews with a number of present-day experts, The Gunpowder Plotters is an immersive and uniquely authentic thriller which has real global significance in the new age of terror which followed from 9/11.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, Aeonon, Richard Lintern, 1962-
Author / Creator
Adam Kemp, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Lintern, 1962-
Person Discussed
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, James I, King of England, 1566-1625, Sir Everard Digby, 1578-1606, Ambrose Rookwood, 1578-1606, John Grant, 1570-1606, Robert Keyes, 1565-1606, Robert Winter, 1568-1606, Christopher Wright, 1570-1605, John Wright, 1568-1605, Francis Tresham, 1567-1605, Thomas Bates, 1567-1606, Thomas Percy, 1560-1605, Robert Catesby, 1573-1605
Topic / Theme
Catholicism, Monarchy, Assassination plots and attempts, Explosives, Conspiracies, Gunpowder Plot, 1605, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, British, Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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Heroes of World War II, 3, The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Heroes of World War II, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
By 1944, German generals could see that Hitler was leading them on a path to destruction, but who would stop him? In July 1944, Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg placed a bomb in a briefcase beside Hitler. The room exploded and Stauffenberg made his escape, thinking Hitler was dead. But the dictator was not and...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Heroes of World War II, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
Description
By 1944, German generals could see that Hitler was leading them on a path to destruction, but who would stop him? In July 1944, Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg placed a bomb in a briefcase beside Hitler. The room exploded and Stauffenberg made his escape, thinking Hitler was dead. But the dictator was not and savage retribution followed.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Heroes of World War II
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, 1907-1944
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Executions, War, Military explosives, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Infamous Assassinations, 4, The Assassination of John Lennon
in Infamous Assassinations, 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
On 8 December 1980, outside the Dakota Building, the 40-year-old Beatle was shot dead by Mark David Chapman, a young stalker who alleged that he was Lennon’s ‘double’. What were the psychological factors which drove Chapman to murder?
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in Infamous Assassinations, 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
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On 8 December 1980, outside the Dakota Building, the 40-year-old Beatle was shot dead by Mark David Chapman, a young stalker who alleged that he was Lennon’s ‘double’. What were the psychological factors which drove Chapman to murder?
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Powell, 1944-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Infamous Assassinations
Speaker / Narrator
George Harrison, 1943-2001, John Lennon, 1940-1980, Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
George Harrison, 1943-2001, John Lennon, 1940-1980, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, Yoko Ono, 1933-, Mark David Chapman, 1955-
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Assassinations, Conspiracy theories, Death, Funerals, Mental illnesses, Prison sentences, Rock music, Trials and litigation, John Lennon, Killed, New York, NY, December 8, 1980, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Infamous Assassinations, 9, The Assassination of Reinhardt Heydrich
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
On the mornng of 10 June 10 1942, whilst driving his open-top Mercedes to his office, Hitler’s effective deputy and architect of the Final Solution was blown to pieces by a bomb thrown by two Czechoslovakian agents parachuted in by the British Royal Air Force. Hitler exacted a terrible revenge
on the village of...
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Description
On the mornng of 10 June 10 1942, whilst driving his open-top Mercedes to his office, Hitler’s effective deputy and architect of the Final Solution was blown to pieces by a bomb thrown by two Czechoslovakian agents parachuted in by the British Royal Air Force. Hitler exacted a terrible revenge
on the village of Lidice.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Infamous Assassinations
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich, 1904-1942
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Assassinations, Military occupation, Rebellions, Massacre at Lidice, Czechoslovakia, 1942, Reinhard Heydrich, Assassination, Prague, May 27, 1942, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Infamous Assassinations, 10, The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 10 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
On 4 November 1995, as he was about to address a mass rally of his supporters celebrating the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Accord, one of Israel’s greatest Prime Ministers was gunned down by a young Israeli opposed to his concept of ‘Land for Peace’. The trial revealed shortcomings in the Israeli President’s...
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 10 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Description
On 4 November 1995, as he was about to address a mass rally of his supporters celebrating the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Accord, one of Israel’s greatest Prime Ministers was gunned down by a young Israeli opposed to his concept of ‘Land for Peace’. The trial revealed shortcomings in the Israeli President’s
security arrangements.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Infamous Assassinations
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Yitzhak Rabin, 1922-1995
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Assassinations, Oslo Accords, 1993, Yitzhak Rabin, Assassination, Tel Aviv, Israel, November 4, 1995, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Infamous Assassinations, 17, The Assassination of Michael Collins
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 17 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
One of the most charismatic leaders in the struggle for Irish independence from British rule, Michael Collins came to realise that only compromise could secure southern Ireland’s independence and peace. Many of his former colleagues disagreed and, on 22 August 1922, as newly-independent Eire lapsed
into civil wa...
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 17 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Description
One of the most charismatic leaders in the struggle for Irish independence from British rule, Michael Collins came to realise that only compromise could secure southern Ireland’s independence and peace. Many of his former colleagues disagreed and, on 22 August 1922, as newly-independent Eire lapsed
into civil war, Collins was gunned down in an ambush.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Infamous Assassinations
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Assassinations, Civil war, Guerrilla warfare, Michael Collins, Assassination, County Cork, Ireland, August 22, 1922, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Infamous Assassinations, 18, The Assassination of Charles de Gaulle
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 18 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
There were three attempts to kill General de Gaulle, all of which were unsuccessful. The first was by German snipers in Paris 1945. The second was on 8 September 1961, when a plastic charge was fired at his car by a gang controlled by Raoul Salan. The third attempt was on 22 August 1962, when his
car was raked by...
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 18 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Description
There were three attempts to kill General de Gaulle, all of which were unsuccessful. The first was by German snipers in Paris 1945. The second was on 8 September 1961, when a plastic charge was fired at his car by a gang controlled by Raoul Salan. The third attempt was on 22 August 1962, when his
car was raked by machine-gun fire which shattered the rear window and burst two tyres. The General escaped all three attempts, but was there a fourth wh...
There were three attempts to kill General de Gaulle, all of which were unsuccessful. The first was by German snipers in Paris 1945. The second was on 8 September 1961, when a plastic charge was fired at his car by a gang controlled by Raoul Salan. The third attempt was on 22 August 1962, when his
car was raked by machine-gun fire which shattered the rear window and burst two tyres. The General escaped all three attempts, but was there a fourth which was not reported?
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Infamous Assassinations
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Imperialism, Revolutions, Terrorism, Algerian Independence from France, July 5, 1962, Algerian War of Independence, 1954-1962, Imperialism and Colonialism, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Infamous Assassinations, 19, The Attempt to Assassinate Hitler
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 19 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Although there had been two previous attempts to kill Hitler, including poisoning a bottle of Cointreau on his aircraft, the assassination attempt which nearly worked at his Prussian forest hideaway in Rastenburg resulted in the perpetrators being strangled with piano wire strung from meat hooks.
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 19 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Description
Although there had been two previous attempts to kill Hitler, including poisoning a bottle of Cointreau on his aircraft, the assassination attempt which nearly worked at his Prussian forest hideaway in Rastenburg resulted in the perpetrators being strangled with piano wire strung from meat hooks.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Infamous Assassinations
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, 1907-1944
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Bombardment, Coup d'etat, Adolf Hitler, Assassination Attempt, Rastenburg, East Prussia, July 20, 1944, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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