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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 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.
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History series presented by Simon Schama. The Two Winstons. 4/4 Examining the 20th century through the lives of Winston Churchill and George Orwell. The Empire of Good Intentions. 3/4 How the...
2000–2002. 1h. IMDb RATING. 8.3 /10. 945. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 0:59. 7 Videos. 99+ Photos. Documentary History. A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles. Stars. Simon Schama. Michael Kitchen. Samuel West. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 2.6K users. 14 User reviews.
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Sep 30, 2000 · Stretching from the Stone Age to the year 2000, Simon Schama's Complete History of Britain does not pretend to be a definitive chronicle of the turbulent events which buffeted and shaped the British Isles.
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- October 1, 2000
A History of Britain by Simon Schama. The secret of who we are. Simon Schama journeys through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles.
Beginnings. 1/7 Simon Schama visits the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney. Similar programmes. All episodes of Series 1.
Simon Schama begins his history of Britain with a visit to the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney and then moves all the way to the world of Anglo-Saxon England, newly converted to Christianity.
