NEW YEAR'S DAY HISTORY

3:55pm The Searchers on Channel 5

8-12pm Heroes of World War Two on Yesterday
All Day Wartime Secrets with Harry Harris on Disc History

NEW YEAR'S EVE: Elizabeth: The Golden Age on ITV 1 at 9:10pm

A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.

THU 30/12/10: 300 - Fiver at 9pm

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans.
Great film only suitable for Sixth Form or University students. The film is surprisingly a 15.

WED 29/12/10 - CROMWELL - BBC2 at 1pm

Teachers get your DVR, tape or whatever ready or check it out on Youtube.
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War

Holiday Tuesday (for some)

Sky Action 6:50pm King Arthur
Great Action Adventure for kids (12)

Holiday Monday History

Blighty has Who Do You Think You Are? ALL DAY
5PM Ian Hislop
6PM Moria Stuart
7pm David Baddiel
8pm Lesley Garrett
Here is my late Christmas Gift to my readers....

Lesley Garrett - Amazing Grace

Boxing Day History

Okay so not really true History but it might set off a youngsters imagination. ITV1 6:20pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

-On a darker note Yesterday Channel is showing Nazi Collaborators from 6am till 11am and from 11am till 3am Auschwitz: The Nazi and the Final Solution.
-Discovery History is taking a look at Jesus, Moses and Da Vinci throughout the day.
Blighty has Who Do You Think You Are? ALL DAY

Christmas Day History

- On Yesterday Channel 7pm-3am Nazi Collaborators
- On Disc. History 6am-5:30am EGYPT DAY

Thurs & Friday: 9pm on The Yesterday Channel - NAZI COLLABORATORS

Nazi Collaborators were too numerous but this series explores some of them.
Here is a cartoon of how Vichy France protrayed the Allied Bombing, which goes to prove that even Nazi Propaganda can have some elements of truth.

Christmas Day : Blackadder's Christmas Carol

8:35pm on BBC2

Thur 23/12/10: 300 at 9pm on Channel 5

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans.
Great film only suitable for Sixth Form or University students

Wed 22/12/10: 9pm BBC2 - The Other Boleyn Girl

This film is a 12. It is an historical drama based on the bestselling novel by Phillipa Gregory. Anne and Mary Boleyn becomes rivals for the love of Henry VIII.
Deleted scene below

Tue 21/12/10: 8pm on Channel 4- A Time Team Special: The Secrets of Westminster

Watch it on Youtube Now
Through royal tombs and oil paintings to a sacred floor not seen for over a century, Time Team are going to piece together a very different story of what's called the House of Kings.
Tony Robinson: This is possibly Britain's most important historic building. It's always been at the very heart of the establishment, a place to put power on display. Like nowhere else, Westminster Abbey is a story of how the monarchy and God have shaped the country we live in and still shape it today.

Sunday: ALL DAY on the History Channel - EGYPT

FROM 6am - 8pm with these highlights;
2pm Tutankhamun
4pm Rameses II
6pm Rosetta Stone
10pm Egyptian Book of the Dead

On Disc History from 12noon till 10pm Weapons of Combat looks at modern rifle weaponary and more

Sat 18/12/10: BBC2 8:40pm - Blackadder II

Blackadder takes a manservant and we get a unique look at ELIZABETHAH England.

Fri 17/12/10: 9pm on History Channel - The Real Robin Hood

In the film Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, director Ridley Scott's production is based on the most solid and recent historical research into the character and promises a startlingly fresh interpretation of Robin Hood for a new generation.
This special will distinguish between historical evidence and Hollywood fiction, and seek to create a realistic portrait of the mythical hero. Includes clips from the film as well as interviews with director Scott, principal Robin Hood cast members and renowned historians. Preview below and site here

Thu 16/12/10: 2:45pm on Sky Action - Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war. The action sequence and the Doolittle raids are close to reality. The actions of the African-American cook who saved his shipmates is the most accurate historical event. FDR's speech below

Wed 15/12/10: 7:30pm on BBC1 - DIG 1940

To mark the 70th anniversary of 1940, presenter and archaeologist Jules Hudson goes on a journey of discovery into Britain's darkest and, in the words of Winston Churchill, 'finest hour'.

Jules and his team are in France digging up crashed German aircraft from the opening months of World War Two, accompanied by an RAF fighter pilot who saw action there in 1940.

Tue 14/12/10: 9pm on BBC2 - Pompeii: Life And Death In A Roman Town

Pompeii: one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history. We know how its victims died, but this film sets out to answer another question - how did they live? Gleaning evidence from an extraordinary find, Cambridge professor and Pompeii expert Mary Beard provides new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption.

ALL WEEK 8pm on Yesterday - Who Do You Think You Are?

Famous for playing the time-traveller Dr Who, David Tennant decided to abandon the Tardis and investigate his own history.

At the start of his journey, he knew very little about his background, other than the fact that he and his family had been brought up in Glasgow, and that there was some Irish blood in his veins. This information came from his maternal grandmother, Nellie Blair, who had been born in Londonderry. Watch on Youtube

Sun 12/12/10: 5:20pm on BBC2 - The Three Musketeers

The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer, D'Artagnan, to stop the Cardinal Richelieu's evil plot: to form an alliance with enemy England by way of the mysterious Milady.
Simple swashbuckling fun (PG - 100mins)

Sun 11/12/10: 8pm on Five USA - Behind Enemy Lines

A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him.

Sat 11/12/10: 9pm on More4 - Helen of Troy

She is 'the face that launched a thousand ships'; the woman blamed for the Trojan War - a conflict that caused countless deaths - but who was the real Helen of Troy?

Bettany Hughes travels across the eastern Mediterranean to disentangle myth from reality and find the truth about the most beautiful woman on earth.

Visit the site for more shows and to watch them online

FRI 10/12/12: 9pm on Yesterday - Killing Hitler

Adolf Hitler was the centre of the Nazi system. Around him revolved a loose confederation of fiefdoms, whose leaders engaged in a ceaseless struggle to protect and enhance their power. If Operation Foxley, the plan devised by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) to assassinate Hitler, had succeeded, this system would have been thrown into chaos.
There are many more conspiracies noted on Youtube.

9/12/10: 8pm on Five: Silver Pharaoh Mystery: Revealed

The treasures of the ancient pharaohs were legendary, but the tomb of the little-known Psusennes I stunned even the most experienced of Egyptologists. Untouched by grave robbers when it was unearthed in 1940, this discovery was overshadowed by the outbreak of World War II. The tomb contained a solid silver casket and riches that rivalled even those of the much-more famous Tutankhamen. But, with little known about his life, how did Psusennes generate such a mass of power and influence?

7-9/12/10: 9pm on Yesterday: Tuesday-Thursday - D-Day to Berlin

Sean Bean narrates this drama-documentary about the decisive struggle 60 years ago to advance across Normandy and begin the defeat of Hitler's Third Reich.

All Week at 8pm on Yesterday: A History of Scotland

Scotland's story is strong, powerful and poignant; much of this nation's tale is told through its ancient monuments and historic buildings. All over Scotland, prehistoric standing stones, medieval abbeys, great gardens, palaces, lighthouses, mills, cathedrals and magnificent castles span 5,000 years of this country's great history.

Tuesday - Examines the impact of 19th century industralisation.

Mon 6/12/10: 9pm on BBC2 - Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders - Suffer the Little Children

Click here to watch episode 1.
The Private Eye editor hosts a three-part series looking at 19th-century philanthropists and social engineers.
Dr Barnardo founded one of the most famous charities of his era. But his methods were decidedly dodgy: he was guilty of misleading advertising, photo-fakery and even child abduction. Thanks to the Earl of Shaftesbury, children as young as five stopped being sent down mines.

Sun 5/12/10: 9.00pm on BBC Two - Operation Mincemeat

In 1943, British intelligence dumped the body of a tramp off the coast of Spain. Why? Because the cadaver was disguised as an officer carrying fake papers designed to fool the Germans into thinking the Allies were about to invade Greece rather than Sicily. Astonishingly, as writer Ben Macintyre’s exuberant documentary recalls, it was a cunning ruse that actually worked. Follow the link for more info

Sat 4/12/10: 8:25pm on Channel4 - Episode 6 | Apocalypse: The Second World War

The dramatic story of the D-Day landings and of the liberation of Paris. In the east the Soviets liberate Auschwitz and fight their way to the heart of Berlin. Germany finally surrenders, but Japan fights on until the atom bombs are dropped.
8:25am BBC2 American Dream 3/3


1:55am C4 Enemy at the Gate (WWII drama -15)

Fri 3/12/10: 9pm BBC Two - John Sergeant on Tracks of Empire

John Sergeant embarks on a unique 3,000 mile journey through the history of the greatest legacy the British left to India - its rail network. The biggest in Asia, it runs on 40,000 miles of track and reaches every corner of the subcontinent. Proposed in 1853 by Governor General Lord Dalhousie, it would become the biggest engineering project of its time and instrumental in every chapter of India's history.