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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.
The History Man: With Antony Sher, Geraldine James, Isla Blair, Laura Davenport. Ardently left-wing, or so it seems, Howard Kirk (Antony Sher) subtly extends his power over students and colleagues alike at a redbrick university.
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The History Man is a campus novel by Malcolm Bradbury published in 1975. His best-known novel, it is a satire of academic life in the "glass and steel" universities, the ones established in the 1960s which followed the "redbricks". In 1981 the book was made into a successful BBC television serial.
- Malcolm Bradbury
- 1975
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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Episode 1. 1/2 Adaptation of Malcolm Bradbury's satirical novel of 1970's greybrick campus life. All episodes of The History Man.
The History Man. Malcolm Bradbury's satirical novel of 1970's greybrick campus life adapted by Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher Hampton stars a moustachioed Antony Sher as Howard Kirk, a Marxist sociologist, womaniser and bully.
Episode list. The History Man. Seasons Years. 1981. S1.E1 ∙ Part 1: October 2nd 1972. Sun, Jan 4, 1981. Howard Kirk is a radical Sociology lecturer at the University of Watermouth. It's a new term and he and his disenchanted wife Barbara throw a house party students and faculty while he uses Prof. Mangel non-visit to stir up the students. Rate.
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