lavish attempts to do the 17th century: a series called Plague, Fire, War and Treason a year or two back, Jeremy Hardy's one- off England's Fight for Freedom back in 1999 (both of those on Channel 4) and, of course, Tristram Hunt's unintentionally hilarious Civil Wars on BBC2.Hanks...
Also ranks #9 on The Best Documentary Narrators 32 Idris Elba Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Prometheus 1,110 votes British actor Idris Elba has made a name for himself through powerful and charismatic performances in both film and television. He gained critical acclaim for his portrayal of Stri...
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Mick Gold is a British documentary film maker, photographer and journalist. Birthplace: London, United Kingdom Mike Dilger Age: 58 Mike Dilger (born 7 November 1966) is an English ecologist, ornithologist, television presenter, and the wildlife reporter on the BBC television programme The One ...
When did the English Civil Wars occur? What was the first major battle fought in the English Civil Wars? How many people died during the English Civil Wars? News • English Civil War exhibition set for Nantwich museum • Jan. 4, 2025, 12:57 AM ET (BBC) England during the Civil...
John Pym was a prominent member of the English Parliament (1621–43) and an architect of Parliament’s victory over King Charles I in the first phase (1642–46) of the English Civil Wars. Pym also was largely responsible for the system of taxation that s
political documentary (noun): a documentary about the use or abuse of political power - My dad loves watching political documentaries. re-enact (verb): to recreate a past event by acting, wearing costumes, etc - We saw an American Civil War battle re-enacted at Gettysburg. slow motion (als...
Talking of the Civil War, did the word okay come from an abbreviation that meant nobody was killed, in other words, 0 k ? It has also been said is that it was invented by Martin Van Buren, whose nickname was Old Kinderhook, and who used the word ok in the presidential election of...
The BBC documentaryDu Fu, China's Greatest Poetfeatures Sir Ian McKellen who gives elegant, meditative readings of Du Fu's masterpieces. [Photo/BBC] Born in 712, the age of Beowulf in Britain, Du Fu lived under the reign of the Tang Emperor Xuanzong (713-756), a time marked by extrao...
The first season, consisting of six episodes, featured some excellent and insightful documentary segments and commentary, but the drama segments, which were closely tied to the documentary stories, were grim and depressing. Now, two years later, season two has aired. Unfortunately, that same dynami...