Wednesday's Choice: Warnig on the Nazis

UKTV HISTORY AT 5PM AND 9PM

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	5:00pm The Nazis: A Warning from History The Wrong War Former diplomats and Nazi party members trace Germany's inevitable downward slide to war with Britain, a country whose culture and achievements Hitler is known to have admired, and reveal how a Hollywood film helped inspire his dreams of empire Category Documentary

Do History Films Make It in the Cinema?

I can never get my partner to go see one! Only on DVD for us.

clipped from uk.movies.yahoo.com Tom Cruise stars in 'Valkyrie', released in cinemas this week, which got us thinking about the divide in success between past and present themed war films. There's a school of thought among the studios which says cinema fans aren't interested in watching war films on the big screen anymore due to the current hostilities in the Middle East, and if we are watching war films it's generally on DVD. Supporting their claim, we can see that the latest war flick set in Jordan, 'Body of Lies' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe performed poorly at the box office, despite being directed by action go-to man Ridley Scott who had huge success in 2001 with 'Black Hawk Down'.

Weekly Listings to Return Next Week

Daily Choices will continue!!!!!!!!!!

clipped from historyontv.wordpress.com Weekly PDF and Word document will return next week in a shorter version only tagging the most interesting movies and programmes that will be of interest to historians and students, from Year 7 to University Level.

Sunday's Choice: Good Night, and Good Luck (BBC2)

Great McCarthy Era film shot in the appropraite style for the time period. All star cast does a good job of playing their parts and not aping the lead actor.

Great for American Studies students and US History Students at GCSE and A-Level

clipped from www.bbc.co.uk Good Night, and Good Luck 25 Jan 2009, 22:30 on BBC Two (England, Wales, Wales (Analogue) only) Synopsis: Stylish drama set in 1950s America as a television news reporter seeks to expose the hypocrisy of Senator Joseph McCarthy, whose declarations that the country was overrun with Soviet spies led to an anti-socialist witch hunt. Credits: Sig Mickelson Jeff Daniels Fred Friendly George Clooney Edward R Murrow David Strathairn Joe Wershba Robert Downey Jr Director George Clooney

Elizabeth I on Channel 4 at 9pm 24/01/09

clipped from www.channel4.com The young Elizabeth I takes to the throne and finds her court a hotbed of bitterness, sexual intrigue, rivalry and violence. Historical drama starring Cate Blanchett and directed by Shekhar Kapur Director: Shekhar Kapur Starring: Cate Blanchett

Saturday's Top Documentary Choice

clipped from historyontv.wordpress.com 1929: The Great Crash Saturday 24 January 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2 In 1929 Groucho Marx, a sceptical investor who had nonetheless put all his savings in the booming stock market, went to see his broker and asked in amazement how it was that share prices kept going up and up. His broker placated him with reassuring words about the new worldwide market and Marx continued to invest. In the crash that followed that October he lost everything he’d earned from his films. Like the rest of this programme, it’s a salutary tale with thumping reminders of the present woes in the economy. The programme only has to walk us patiently through the history of the crash and the parallels fairly scream at you, although the markets of the 1920s were, it seems, more corrupt: “It was a big casino,” recalls one contributor “and it was rigged by professional investors.” The really gloomy part of the story is the ending: that a crash led to a depression, which ultimately led to war.

The Real Valkryie Richthofen by History According to Bob

Follow the link and serach the archive for Part 1. History According to Bob is an almost daily podcast of ten plus minutes length on a certain historical topic that are organise into themes and larger topics. You can purchase CDs from the site. It is my number one History Podcast!

clipped from www.summahistorica.com Join us for a Podcast Journey through History. Professor Bob tells fascinating stories of historical people, places, and customs. NEW PODCAST Richthofen Part 2   Length: 9:23 Created: 01/12/09

News: Last WWI Naval Veteran Dies

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clipped from uk.news.yahoo.com One of the four remaining British veterans of the First World War has died, his family has said. Skip related content Related photos / videos WWI naval veteran Stone dies William "Bill" Stone, 108, took part in the 90th Anniversary of the Great War Armistice in London in November 2008. Mr Stone's daughter, Anne Davidson, said: "William had a remarkable, long, healthy and happy life. "He thoroughly enjoyed going to events, meeting people and, whenever possible, regaling those around him with his fund of Naval stories and jokes. "He loved singing, knew most hymns by heart and had an amazing repertoire of old-time songs - often with alternative words.

History on TV Week Listings 12th Jan 2009

clipped from historyontv.wordpress.com Download the listings of Historical Films and Shows for thisWEEK MON-FRI in PDF or WORD format. Please share the file with anyone you like and I hope you find it all useful. If you feature it on your site, remember to link back to here. You E-mail me if you wish the TV Listings in open ebook, mobipocket reader file and openoffice file. MONDAY-FRIDAY LISTING WILL NOW GO UP ON SATURDAY There is also a LIST of channels avaiable for download, just to focus your random clicking! If you miss the films you can purchased them through the HTV Store with Amazon.

HTV: Download the TV Listings for this Weekend

clipped from historyontv.wordpress.com Download the listings o f Historical Films and Shows for just this weekend in PDF or WORD format. Please share the file with anyone you like and I hope you find it all useful. If you feature it on your site, remember to link back to here. You E-mail me if you wish the TV Listings in open ebook, mobipocket reader file and openoffice file. There is also a LIST of channels avaia ble for download, just to focus your random clicking! If you miss the films you can purchased them through the HTV Store with Amazon.

History on TV: This Sunday 11/01/09

clipped from historyontv.wordpress.com Sunday 11th January Five 10:00am Secrets of Egypt: Pyramids Channel 4 5:30pm Time Team (New) Sky Greats 5:50pm Maverick (Comedy Western/PG) Channel 4 7:00pm Christianity: A History National Geo 7:00pm Hitler’s Secret Bunkers: Revealed Sky Indie 7:10pm The Thin Red Line (WWII Film/15) Sky Greats 8:00pm A Bridge Too Far ( WWII Drama/15) National Geo 8:00pm Generals at War (Stalingrad) Knowledge 8:00pm What the Ancients Knew (Roman Inventions) Sky Drama 8:00pm Atonment (Period Drama/15) Sky Classics 8:25pm The Guns of Navarone (WWII Film/PG) Five 10:45pm Blazing Saddles (Western Spoof/15) Please visit the STORE to find the films and TV shows you have missed and other historical books, games and DVDs http://astore.amazon.co.uk/historyontv-21

History on TV: This Saturday 10/01/09

clipped from historyontv.wordpress.com Saturday 10th January More4 10am-2:15pm Time Team (Back to Back editions) UKTV Hist 12noon-12mid THE NAZIS: A Warning from History Five 2:15pm Paratrooper (War Drama/U) Sky Drama 3:15pm Flyboys (WWI Film/12) Channel 4 5:15pm John Adams (3/7) BBC 2 6:30pm What the Victorians Did for Us Channel 4 7:00pm Time Team (1/13) Channel 4 8:00pm The Real Dad’s Army (1/3) BBC 2 8:00pm Dad’s Army (6/13) BBC 2 8:30pm A History of Scotland Sky Classics 8:40pm Tell Them Wilie Boy Is Here (Western/15) History 9:00pm Lost Cities of the Ancients - Hittites Virgin 1 9:00pm Wild Bill (Western biopic/15) More 4 9:00pm Time Team Special (HSS Colossus) More 4 10:00pm The Great Wall of China History 10:00pm The Plague (1347 Plague) Knowledge 10:00pm Days That Shook the World - Elizabeth II/Diana’s Death