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The History Man is a British television drama series which aired in four parts on BBC2 in 1981. It is based on Malcolm Bradbury 's 1975 novel of the same title . [1]
Oct 13, 2014 · Antony Sher stars in this four-part BBC drama directed by Robert Knights. Howard Kirk (Sher) is a notorious womaniser and bully who lectures in sociology while manipulating colleagues,...
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Howard Kirk (Sher) is a notorious womaniser and bully who lectures in sociology while manipulating colleagues, students, friends and lovers into becoming test subjects to further his research and...
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The History Man (1981) Comedy. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Adapted from the novel by Malcolm Bradbury. Overview. Ardently left-wing, or so it seems, Howard Kirk (Antony Sher) subtly extends his power over students and colleagues alike at a redbrick university. Antony Sher. Geraldine James. Isla Blair. Paul Brooke. Laura Davenport.
History charges everyone a price for the stands they choose to make. Howard seems to be about to pay his dues, but in the fight for his academic life, the University is the battlefield. As in any war the choice of survivors—and casualties—is very arbitrary and contingent.
Adaptation of Malcolm Bradbury's satirical novel about 1970s greybrick campus life.
Howard and Barbara Kirk , fashionable Watermouth University's well-known progressive couple, are throwing one of their celebrated parties. Another fresh term—new faces to radicalise, old issues and adversaries to be confronted. History needs some action and Howard has just the scheme for an autumn of disruption. Read More
