Sharpe: The Classic Collection £24.99

8 action packed DVDs

clipped from www.play.com Acclaimed actor Sean Bean stars in these feature length movies set during the Napoleonic wars of 19th century Spain. After saving the life of a general Sharpe is promoted to lieutenant and given his own group of riflemen to lead. The series follows him and his troops as they make their way between battles, making and losing friends along the way. Fast-moving, hard-hitting action adventures based on Bernard Cornwell's best-selling novels bring to the screen all the danger and romance of one of the bloodiest periods of warfare.

MONDAY 9pm BB2 Who Do You Think You Are?

clipped from historyontv.wordpress.com clipped from www.bbc.co.uk Fiona’s great-grandfather, Frederick Crouch, died in the First World War under mysterious circumstances. The family story is that Frederick failed to duck down when shells began falling nearby, despite the fact everyone else around him dived for cover. A letter, written by Frederick’s widow to her son’s school soon after the war, reveals the sad truth behind the story. Another family story about Frederick is that he joined the army to escape his parents. Hoping to understand the reasons, Fiona investigates the life of Frederick’s father, seemingly a highly-respected Victorian photographer. It soon becomes clear that all is not as it first appears with William Crouch, who emerges as a larger-than-life rogue and star of a celebrated court case. Fiona next returns to the home of the Bruce family, the small Scottish fishing village of Hopeman, where her family eked out a living for generations.

Thursday's Choice: What the Victorians Did for Us?

clipped from historyontv.wordpress.com 7/8 Making It Big: Adam-Hart Davis unearths the beginnings of the London Underground. Don’t forget you can view the show and it’s previous installments through the BBC iPlayer. Great series for the odd lesson, especially if looking at events like the Great Exhibition. BBC 2 10:00pm

Weds Choice: Unsolved History - Who Shot JFK?

4/5/09 KNOWLEDGE Channel 10pm
The link below is a great resource for teachers as a summary of the shows content and background on its participants is avaialable for you to adapt into a worksheet orviewing checklist. Many schools at the end of Year 9 have a Who shot JFK? project and this show and site are a great resource.

clipped from davesjfk.com Background of Participants Lee Harvey Oswald (Texas School Book Depository employee) Oswald was out of work and estranged from his wife Marina who was living with Michael and Ruth Paine in Irving, TX. At a morning coffee klatch in early October 1963, Marina through Ruth asked if anyone knew of any job openings. That night Linnie Mae Randle asked her 19 year old brother Buell Frazier, who worked at the Texas School Book Depository, to check when he went in the next day. Buell found there was a job available. Linnie Mae reported this to Ruth who told Marina. When Oswald called Marina she told him about the opening. He applied, was hired on October 15, 1963, and started work on Wednesday October 16th.

Demand Five TV and History for FREE

I am enjoying the demand Five TV service which allows you to access its documentaries for free. Its Five's iPlayer service but there is cost for certain shows. Thankfully the Historical shows remain free for now. Follow the link below for the Al Capone: True Story. The True Stories go behind the Hollywood blockbusters to reveal the truth.

clipped from demand.five.tv Delve into the details of how Al Capone and his Mafia chiefs were finally brought to justice by six savvy businessmen. The famous film offered its own version of events, but the True Story finds out whether all was as it seemed, or if there was more to it. The American Inland Revenue finally reveals some secrets, and Eliot Ness’ diary is opened up to piece together to puzzle. Al Capone and his Mafia chiefs ruled Chicago through corruption and fear. If they were allowed to continue there was a distinct danger that the rot would spread. Drastic measures were needed to defeat Capone and the Mafia. Many had tried and failed. The blockbuster movie, The Untouchables, starring Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery was based on the true story of how a small group of law enforcers led by Eliot Ness – against all the odds - brought down the hitherto invincible Capone and his henchmen. But is this the true story?

WhoDo You Think You Are? Back on the BBC

The series is showing a new episode every Monday on BB1 at 9pm. It is then repeated the next day at 7pm on BBC2. You can visit the links below to view or download the show through the BBC iPlayer site.

clipped from www.bbc.co.uk Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 6: Rory Bremner Show information Download To computer (341 MB) For portable devices (254 MB)Help Play high quality

Tuesday's Choice: Egyptian Monster Moves Five 9pm

Follow the link below to view the program online at the Five website.

clipped from demand.five.tv This third series of Monster Moves begins with a special programme revealing how 20 Egyptian temples were rescued from the rising waters of the River Nile in the 1960s. The programme recounts how engineers cut the precious twin temples of Abu Simbel into over 1,000 massive blocks, before moving them to higher ground and reassembling them at their new location The series begins tonight with a special programme marking the 40th anniversary of the biggest Monster Move ever attempted – the transportation of 20 Egyptian temples away from the rising Nile. The programme recounts how engineers cut the precious twin temples of Abu Simbel into over 1,000 massive blocks, before moving them to higher ground and reassembling them at their new location.