A history of Britain

DVD - 2010

The fifteen-part series explores the vast history of the British Empire from 3000 BC to 1965. Simon Schama's compelling storytelling skills breathe new life into the dramatic stories of lives and moments in Britain's rich and colorful past.

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Subjects
Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[London?] : Burbank, CA : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. ; Warner Home Video c2010.
Language
English
Corporate Author
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
Corporate Author
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service (-)
Other Authors
Simon Schama (-), Martin Davidson, 1939-
Edition
Special ed
Item Description
Title from container.
Originally produced for television 2000-2002.
Special features: Simon Schama's promo message; interview taken from "The rest of history"; Television and the trouble with history; biography of Simon Schama; Tempus fugit, exclusive behind-the-scenes inteview; original score; Simon Schama's John Donne special.
Physical Description
5 v. (DVD)(6 videodiscs) (ca. 882 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby Digital stereo.; DVD9.
Production Credits
Original music, John Harle.
ISBN
9781419888700
  • v. 1 (ca. 3 hrs.). 3000 BC-AD 1216. Beginnings ; Conquest ; Dynasty
  • v. 2 (ca. 3 hrs.). 1216-1558. Nations ; King Death ; Burning convictions
  • v. 3 (ca. 3 hrs.). 1558-1689. The body of the queen ; The British wars ; Revolutions
  • v. 4 (ca. 3 hrs.). 1689-1836. Britannia Incorporated ; The wrong empire ; Forces of nature
  • v. 5 (2 discs)(ca. 3 hrs., 87 min.). 1837-1965. Victoria & her sisters ; The empire of good intentions ; The two Winstons
  • Additional material.