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Civilisations
Episode 9 -The Vital Spark
- Broadcast
- 2018 (59 mins)
Simon Schama begins Civilisations with this premise: that it is in art - the play of the creative imagination - that humanity expresses its most essential self: the power to break the tyranny of the humdrum,...
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway-The Final Countdown
Episode 1
- Broadcast
- 2017 (58 mins)
This series follows more than ten thousand engineers and construction workers fight to stop London’s streets caving in or snarling up with traffic as they race to complete the brand new railway directly...
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway-The Final Countdown
Episode 2
- Broadcast
- 2017 (59 mins)
This episode follows the men and women responsible for building London’s brand new underground railway - the "Elizabeth Line’". With a fifteen billion pound price tag, it’s one of Europe’s largest...
Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth
Episode 1 - Democrats
- Broadcast
- 2013 (59 mins)
In Episode 1 of ‘Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth’ classicist, Dr Michael Scott journeys to Athens to explore how drama first began. He discovers that from the very start it was about more than...
Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth
Episode 2 - Kings
- Broadcast
- 2013 (59 mins)
In Episode 2 of ‘Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth’ classicist, Dr Michael Scott looks at the dramatic decline of Athens and the remarkable triumph and transformation of theatre. During the...
Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth
Episode 3 - Romans
- Broadcast
- 2013 (59 mins)
In Episode 3 of ‘Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth’ classicist, Dr Michael Scott examines the vital role played by the Romans in the preservation of Greek drama and in the history of theatre. He...