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Top Documentaries on YouTube #4

Posted by Katherine on October 18, 2013 in 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Television

In the last couple of weeks I have been craving modern history documentaries, particularly those concerned with British and American politics. The next few documentary posts contain a few good ones I’ve discovered during my browsing. Blair: The Inside Story…

Top Documentaries on YouTube #3

Posted by Katherine on September 20, 2013 in 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Television

Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain This documentary was first broadcast in 2009 and cover the period in British history from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War. it was made as a…

Top documentaries on YouTube #2

Posted by Katherine on September 6, 2013 in 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Medieval, Television

Blackadder Rides Again This is a fantastic run through of the history of the sitcom Blackadder, broadcast at Christmas 2008 to celebrate its 25th anniversary. For those who don’t know the programme, it covers in four series the medieval period,…

Top documentaries on YouTube #1

Posted by Katherine on May 7, 2013 in 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Medieval, Television

The Supersizers… This is one of my favourite documentary series of all time and I have been quite happy to watch episodes over and over again! Each episode sees restaurant critic Giles Coren and comedian Sue Perkins spend a week…