A History of Britain (TV series)
British television documentary series (2000–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 30 September 2000.
A History of Britain | |
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Genre | History |
Presented by | Simon Schama |
Composer | John Harle |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Martin Davidson |
Producers | Janet Lee Liz Hartford |
Running time | 59 minutes |
Production companies | BBC History Channel |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) – 18 June 2002 (2002-06-18) |
A study of the history of the British Isles, each of the 15 episodes allows Schama to examine a particular period and tell of its events in his own style. All the programmes are of 59 minutes' duration and were broadcast over three series, ending 18 June 2002.
The series was produced in conjunction with The History Channel and the executive producer was Martin Davidson. The music was composed by John Harle, whose work was augmented by vocal soloists such as Emma Kirkby and Lucie Skeaping. Schama's illustrative presentation was aided by readings from actors, including Lindsay Duncan, Michael Kitchen, Christian Rodska, Samuel West and David Threlfall.