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Armada: The Untold Story, Part 1, Day 1
directed by Robin Dashwood, 1972-; produced by Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 52 mins
Day 1 is part of the fascinating BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which looks at how this famous battle changed European history forever.
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directed by Robin Dashwood, 1972-; produced by Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 52 mins
Description
Day 1 is part of the fascinating BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which looks at how this famous battle changed European history forever.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary, Performance
Contributor
Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Robin Dashwood, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Armada: The Untold Story
Speaker / Narrator
Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Person Discussed
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598, Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Topic / Theme
History, Religion, Monarchs, Spanish, English
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Armada: The Untold Story, Part 2, The Battle for England
directed by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993; produced by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993 and Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
The Battle for England is part of the insightful BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which examines the long lasting effects of this game-changing battle.
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directed by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993; produced by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993 and Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
Description
The Battle for England is part of the insightful BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which examines the long lasting effects of this game-changing battle.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tim Dunn, fl. 1993, Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Tim Dunn, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Armada: The Untold Story
Speaker / Narrator
Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Person Discussed
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, Sir Francis Drake, 1542-1596
Topic / Theme
Naval battles, Imperialism, Religious differences, Invasions, Spanish, British
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Armada: The Untold Story, Part 3, Endgame
directed by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008 and Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 52 mins
Endgame is the final episode in the revelatory BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which examines the wide reaching effects that the Armada had on European politics and history.
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directed by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008 and Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 52 mins
Description
Endgame is the final episode in the revelatory BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which examines the wide reaching effects that the Armada had on European politics and history.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Armada: The Untold Story
Speaker / Narrator
Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Person Discussed
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598, Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Topic / Theme
Imperialism, Naval battles, Religious differences, Invasions, Spanish, English
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China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1, Emperors
directed by Adrian Pennink; presented by Niall Ferguson, 1964-; produced by Melanie Fall, fl. 1999 and Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media, in China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 48 mins
The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fi...
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directed by Adrian Pennink; presented by Niall Ferguson, 1964-; produced by Melanie Fall, fl. 1999 and Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media, in China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 48 mins
Description
The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fifth of humanity can live under a Communist system of government with a capitalist economy when, according to all the laws of history, i...
The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fifth of humanity can live under a Communist system of government with a capitalist economy when, according to all the laws of history, it should fall apart. Held together for more than 2000 years, firstly by imperial rule and now by an imperious Communist Party, what does China stand for? Ferguson talks to the people who know – including its new billionaires, survivors of Chairman Mao’s regime, ardent young nationalists and those defending China’s rural poor.
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World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Niall Ferguson, 1964-, Su Kai, fl. 2012, Melanie Fall, fl. 1999, Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media
Author / Creator
Adrian Pennink, Niall Ferguson, 1964-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
China: Triumph and Turmoil
Person Discussed
Confucius, 551 BC-479 BC, Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 260 BC-210 BC
Topic / Theme
China's Economic Rise, Bureaucracy, Corruption, Communism, Government, History, Politics & Policy, Big Emerging Markets, Industrial Transformation, Innovation, and Competition, Chinese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Frontiers, Gold and the Gun
produced by Jenny Barraclough, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 50 mins
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and...
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produced by Jenny Barraclough, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 50 mins
Description
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and Thailand/Cambodia.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jenny Barraclough, Nadine Gordimer, 1923-2014
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Frontiers
Speaker / Narrator
Nadine Gordimer, 1923-2014
Person Discussed
Samora Moises Machel, 1933-1986, Pierter Willem Botha, 1916-2006
Topic / Theme
Mozambique and its Borders, International relations, Migrant life, Political boundaries, Poverty, Refugees, War crimes, Terrorism, Nkomati Accord Signed, March 16, 1984, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Law, World History, Mozambicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Illuminations: Private Lives of Medieval Kings, Episode 2, What a King Should Know
directed by Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014; produced by Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014, Oxford Film and Television, in Illuminations: Private Lives of Medieval Kings, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 59 mins
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of medieval illuminated manuscripts and shows how they gave power to the king and united the kingdom in an age of plague, warfare and rebellion. She discovers that Edward III used the manuscripts he read as a boy to prepare him for his great victory at the battle of Crecy and...
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directed by Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014; produced by Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014, Oxford Film and Television, in Illuminations: Private Lives of Medieval Kings, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 59 mins
Description
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of medieval illuminated manuscripts and shows how they gave power to the king and united the kingdom in an age of plague, warfare and rebellion. She discovers that Edward III used the manuscripts he read as a boy to prepare him for his great victory at the battle of Crecy and reveals how a vigorous new national identity bloomed during the 100 Years War with France (1340-1453).
In the British Library's Royal...
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of medieval illuminated manuscripts and shows how they gave power to the king and united the kingdom in an age of plague, warfare and rebellion. She discovers that Edward III used the manuscripts he read as a boy to prepare him for his great victory at the battle of Crecy and reveals how a vigorous new national identity bloomed during the 100 Years War with France (1340-1453).
In the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection she finds out that magnificent manuscripts like the Bedford Hours, taken as war booty from the French royal family, were adapted for the education of English princes. Dr Ramirez also explores how knowledge spread through a new form of book - the encyclopedia.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014, Oxford Film and Television, Janina Ramirez
Author / Creator
Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Illuminations: Private Lives of Medieval Kings
Speaker / Narrator
Janina Ramirez
Topic / Theme
Nationalism, Rebellions, War, Books, Royal courts, Royalty (Social class), Royal successions, Hundred Years' War, 1337-1453, Political and Social Movements, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Post-Classical Period (500–1450), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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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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King George and Queen Mary: Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy, Episode 1, King George V
directed by Rob Coldstream; produced by Rob Coldstream, Blakeway, in King George and Queen Mary: Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 58 mins
A portrait of Elizabeth II's grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, which examines the lasting legacy of the couple who rescued the monarchy from potential disaster. Born and brought up in the Victorian age, George was conservative to his fingertips and an unsuccessful parent who bullied his children. His wif...
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directed by Rob Coldstream; produced by Rob Coldstream, Blakeway, in King George and Queen Mary: Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 58 mins
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A portrait of Elizabeth II's grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, which examines the lasting legacy of the couple who rescued the monarchy from potential disaster. Born and brought up in the Victorian age, George was conservative to his fingertips and an unsuccessful parent who bullied his children. His wife Queen Mary revered the monarchy and obeyed her husband in all things. Yet in the face of social change after the First World War, Geo...
A portrait of Elizabeth II's grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, which examines the lasting legacy of the couple who rescued the monarchy from potential disaster. Born and brought up in the Victorian age, George was conservative to his fingertips and an unsuccessful parent who bullied his children. His wife Queen Mary revered the monarchy and obeyed her husband in all things. Yet in the face of social change after the First World War, George turned out to be a remarkable innovator, creating the House of Windsor and reinventing many of the royal traditions that we know today. And during the abdication crisis, Queen Mary was the rock to which the nation turned as a symbol of stability. This series examines the impact of this remarkable couple and shows how their influence still persists to this day.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rob Coldstream, Blakeway, Samuel West, 1966-
Author / Creator
Rob Coldstream
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
King George and Queen Mary: Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy
Speaker / Narrator
Samuel West, 1966-
Person Discussed
Mary, Queen consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953, George V, King of the United Kingdom, 1865-1936
Topic / Theme
Monarchy, British, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Napoleon, Episode 1
directed by David Barrie, 1964-; presented by Andrew Roberts, 1963-; produced by David Barrie, 1964- and Anna Dangoor, fl. 2005, Back2Back Productions, in Napoleon (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 52 mins
2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. This major, three-part series, sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a mesmeric leader whose private life - contrary to popular belief 200 years later - was littered with disappointments and betrayals: not least in relatio...
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directed by David Barrie, 1964-; presented by Andrew Roberts, 1963-; produced by David Barrie, 1964- and Anna Dangoor, fl. 2005, Back2Back Productions, in Napoleon (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 52 mins
Description
2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. This major, three-part series, sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a mesmeric leader whose private life - contrary to popular belief 200 years later - was littered with disappointments and betrayals: not least in relation to Josephine. Using recently uncovered historical evidence and based upon almost a decade of research, this series provides a compreh...
2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. This major, three-part series, sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a mesmeric leader whose private life - contrary to popular belief 200 years later - was littered with disappointments and betrayals: not least in relation to Josephine. Using recently uncovered historical evidence and based upon almost a decade of research, this series provides a comprehensive portrait of Napoleon and the achievements of the benevolent dictator. Traveling through the history and geography of Europe, the story of this controversial figure is brought vividly to life and confounds many popularly held assumptions of the man. A presenter-led version with Andrew Roberts is also available.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Barrie, 1964-, Anna Dangoor, fl. 2005, Back2Back Productions, Martin Muncaster, 1934-
Author / Creator
David Barrie, 1964-, Andrew Roberts, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Napoleon
Speaker / Narrator
Martin Muncaster, 1934-
Person Discussed
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Topic / Theme
Battles, Military officers, Military victories, Monarchs, War and Violence, Imperialism and Colonialism, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Napoleon, Episode 2
directed by David Barrie, 1964-; produced by David Barrie, 1964- and Anna Dangoor, fl. 2005, Back2Back Productions, in Napoleon (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 53 mins
2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. This major, three-part series, sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a mesmeric leader whose private life - contrary to popular belief 200 years later - was littered with disappointments and betrayals: not least in relatio...
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directed by David Barrie, 1964-; produced by David Barrie, 1964- and Anna Dangoor, fl. 2005, Back2Back Productions, in Napoleon (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 53 mins
Description
2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. This major, three-part series, sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a mesmeric leader whose private life - contrary to popular belief 200 years later - was littered with disappointments and betrayals: not least in relation to Josephine. Using recently uncovered historical evidence and based upon almost a decade of research, this series provides a compreh...
2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. This major, three-part series, sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a mesmeric leader whose private life - contrary to popular belief 200 years later - was littered with disappointments and betrayals: not least in relation to Josephine. Using recently uncovered historical evidence and based upon almost a decade of research, this series provides a comprehensive portrait of Napoleon and the achievements of the benevolent dictator. Traveling through the history and geography of Europe, the story of this controversial figure is brought vividly to life and confounds many popularly held assumptions of the man. A presenter-led version with Andrew Roberts is also available.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Barrie, 1964-, Anna Dangoor, fl. 2005, Back2Back Productions, Martin Muncaster, 1934-
Author / Creator
David Barrie, 1964-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Napoleon
Speaker / Narrator
Martin Muncaster, 1934-
Person Discussed
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Topic / Theme
Battles, Military victories, Military officers, Monarchs, Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815, War and Violence, Imperialism and Colonialism, Russians, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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