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Andrew Marr’s History of the World
Episode 8 - Age of Extremes
- Broadcast
- 2012 (59 mins)
Andrew Marr brings the story right up to date with the twentieth century - our age. Starting at Munich’s beer halls, Marr reveals how Hitler’s first revolt at the Munich Putsch resulted in his...
Seven Ages of Britain
Age of Conquest
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
In this series, David Dimbleby tells the story of Britain through its art and treasure. This, the first episode, begins with the Roman invasion and ends with the Norman Conquest. David travels throughout...
Seven Ages of Britain
Age of Worship
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
2/7 of documentary in which Sir David Dimbleby looks at Britain’s history through its art and architecture. This week from the murder of Thomas Becket to the death of Richard II. Incl Canterbury...
Seven Ages of Britain
Age of Power
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
3/7 of documentary in which Sir David Dimbleby looks at Britain’s history through its art & architecture in the sixteenth century. This programme shows how the Tudors used art as an instrument of power and...
Seven Ages of Britain
Age of Revolution
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
4/7 of documentary in which Sir David Dimbleby looks at Britain’s history through its art and architecture. During the 17th century the people of Britain learned to question everything - the result was the...
Seven Ages of Britain
Age of Money
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
5/7 of documentary in which Sir David Dimbleby looks at Britain’s history through its art and architecture. Wealth of the 18th Century created a golden age in painting with work by Hogarth, Reynolds and...
Seven Ages of Britain
Age of Empire
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
The story of the British Empire from 1750 to 1900 revealed through its art and treasures. Dimbleby travels through Britain, America and India tracing the descent from adventure and inspiration into moral...
Seven Ages of Britain
Age of Ambition
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
In the last episode of Seven Ages of Britain, David Dimbleby looks at how the 20th century saw ordinary Britons upturning ancient power structures and class hierarchies. The catalyst was the First World War,...
World in a Box
World in a Box
- Broadcast
- 2003 (59 mins)
This summer the British Museum, the first free public museum in the world celebrates its 250th anniversary. To mark the occasion historian Lisa Jardine goes in search of the origins of public museums by...