A History of Britain - The Complete Collection
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Actor: David Threlfall, Lindsay Duncan, Michael Kitchen, Samuel West, Simon SchamaEditor: Philippa Daniel
Producer: Ben Ledden
Producer: Clare Beavan
Producer: Helen Nixon
Producer: Martin Davidson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 900 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
DVD Reviews of A History of Britain - The Complete Collection
DVD Review: The History of Great Britain
Summary: 4 Stars
A superlative effort. Very informative and well thought out. Covers iconic events... doesn't try to do it all .DVD Review: History of Britain
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great buy for the money. Provides many hours pleasant viewing for the British enthusiast. Starts with the earliest days of history and takes you down through the years. The scenery is great and all of the episodes kept me interested. I really recommend this set.DVD Review: Wonderful history. He makes it interesting.
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent history. It's great to watch and quite well organized. Simon Schama is an interesting and somewhat animated person to watch. Loved it!DVD Review: No One Tells it Like Simon Schama
Summary: 5 Stars
There is no one quite like Simon Schama. He makes the history of Britain coherent, understandable, and unique, and he has the ability to help the viewer comprehend the great achievements of Britain while being honest, humorous, informative, clear and articulate in the presentation. His stories and visuals are very well chosen. He is one of only a few presenters of history in video - Bronowski and Clark come to mind - who can stimulate the mind and excite the viewer through audio and visual imagery that truly resonates long after the first viewing. "The History of Britain" is a worthy addition to any documentary collection, and really no one tells it like Simon Schama. And if the viewer wants more, there is always Simon Schama's "The Power of Art". Two great programs.DVD Review: This series is JUST AWFUL
Summary: 1 Stars
The producers pride themselves on 'disengaging from the tedious timeline of history.' What is history without a timeline? This series is a tedious thread of pictures, images, FEELINGS. Trite drama without substantive detail, pablum for the mind-numb -- the narrator's exaggerated facial contortions gave us endless minutes of mirth (and I use the word 'endless' with great intent). Do not waste your time and money on this one.
Description of A History of Britain - The Complete Collection
From the dawn of civilization to the 20th century, A HISTORY OF BRITAIN re-animates familiar tales and illuminates overlooked aspects of England's past. Written and hosted by historian Simon Schama (the bestselling author of Rembrandt's Eyes and The Embarrassment of Riches), this monumental The History Channel?/BBC co-production has been hailed by critics for its colorful--and controversial--approach, which discards timelines and tiresome lineages for a lively look at the personalities and cultures that infuse British history.From India to Ireland, the Norman Invasion to the American Revolution, Schama spotlights the epic themes and towering figures that transformed an island "at the edge of the world" into the greatest empire on earth, examining the impact of this extraordinary heritage on the modern nation.
All 15 episodes of the landmark series are available on DVD for the first time in this extraordinary collector's set that belongs in the library of every history buff. Beginnings, Conquest, Dynasty, Nations, King Death, Burning Convictions, The Body of the Queen, The British Wars, Revolutions, Britannia Incorporated, The Wrong Empire, Forces of Nature, Victoria and her Sisters, Empire of Good Intentions, The Two Winstons.
What do you get when you combine the resources and ethos of the BBC with the literary panache of one of the world's best narrative historians? The answer is Simon Schama's History of Britain television series. In this well-written and thoughtfully crafted survey, Schama, the bestselling author of books on European cultural history such as The Embarrassment of Riches and Citizens, has managed to be both conventional and provocative. He tells the official version of Britain's story--Roman Britain, the Norman Conquest, the struggles of the Henrys and Richards, Elizabeth I, Scottish rebellions and the English Civil Wars, the American Revolution, the growth of the British Empire, Queen Victoria, the industrial age, and Winston Churchill. But while sticking to a script familiar to anyone who sat up and listened during history class, Schama brings it all alive with memorable prose and presence--Simon de Montfort's rebel parliament is described as inaugurating the "union between patriotism and insubordination"; with Henry VIII, Schama says, "you could practically smell the testosterone." Schama is also particularly enlightening on the symbolism of buildings, memorials, language, and ceremonies, and on the complex relations between England and its Celtic and Catholic neighbors. If history must have gloss, then let it be presented like this. --Miles Taylor
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