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Ancient Powers, Episode 4, Kill or Be Killed
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directed by Ian A Hunt, fl. 2010, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, in Ancient Powers, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2023), 48 mins
A new global approach to ancient history that unites the stories of the East and West. The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world...
directed by Ian A Hunt, fl. 2010, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, in Ancient Powers, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2023), 48 mins
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Icons, Episode 1 of 8, Leaders
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directed by Peter Sweasey, fl. 1993; presented by Sir Trevor McDonald, 1939-; produced by Peter Sweasey, fl. 1993, Tamsin Curry, fl. 2009 and Bernadette Ross, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, 72 Films and Open University, in Icons, Episode 1 of 8 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2019), 56 mins
Eight-part series exploring the achievements and legacies of some of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Seven well-known advocates each front an hour-long documentary arguing the case for four people from a different field of human endeavour - leaders, explorers, scientists, entertainers, sports stars, arti...
directed by Peter Sweasey, fl. 1993; presented by Sir Trevor McDonald, 1939-; produced by Peter Sweasey, fl. 1993, Tamsin Curry, fl. 2009 and Bernadette Ross, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, 72 Films and Open University, in Icons, Episode 1 of 8 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2019), 56 mins
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The Making of Spain, Season 1, Episode 3, Nation
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directed by Sian Salt, fl. 2009; presented by Simon Sebag Montefiore, 1965-; produced by Sian Salt, fl. 2009, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in The Making of Spain, Season 1, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 56 mins

The cultures and religions that have shaped the Spain we know today are revealed over the course of a journey through its key cities – Madrid, Granada, Cordoba, Seville and Cartagena – in the company of historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. It’s a story packed with surprises and includes some of the great civili...

directed by Sian Salt, fl. 2009; presented by Simon Sebag Montefiore, 1965-; produced by Sian Salt, fl. 2009, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in The Making of Spain, Season 1, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 56 mins
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Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream, Episode 3
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directed by Richard Downes, fl. 1993-2014; presented by Simon Sebag Montefiore, 1965-; produced by Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 54 mins

In the final episode, Simon Sebag Montefiore follows the Habsburgs to their dramatic demise. From his struggles with Napoleon III and Bismarck and the suicide of his son Rudolf, to the assassination of his beautiful wife Sisi, Emperor Franz Josef's empire and his family proved impossible to control.

But while the...

directed by Richard Downes, fl. 1993-2014; presented by Simon Sebag Montefiore, 1965-; produced by Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 54 mins
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Who Were the Greeks?, Episode 1
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directed by Ishbel Hall, fl. 2003; presented by Michael Scott, 1981-; produced by Tern Television Productions, in Who Were the Greeks?, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour 3 mins

In the first of these fascinating films Michael Scott travels across Greece, visits ancient cities and battlefields, great ruins and wild countryside, all in his search to uncover how the ancient Greeks lived. What he discovers is surprising and at times outrageous – a people as brutal as they were brilliant. In...

directed by Ishbel Hall, fl. 2003; presented by Michael Scott, 1981-; produced by Tern Television Productions, in Who Were the Greeks?, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour 3 mins
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Who Were the Greeks?, Episode 2
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directed by Catherine Abbott, fl. 2006; presented by Michael Scott, 1981-; produced by Catherine Abbott, fl. 2006, Tern Television Productions, in Who Were the Greeks?, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour 6 mins

In the first of these fascinating films Michael Scott travels across Greece, visits ancient cities and battlefields, great ruins and wild countryside, all in his search to uncover how the ancient Greeks lived. What he discovers is surprising and at times outrageous – a people as brutal as they were brilliant. In...

directed by Catherine Abbott, fl. 2006; presented by Michael Scott, 1981-; produced by Catherine Abbott, fl. 2006, Tern Television Productions, in Who Were the Greeks?, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour 6 mins
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