Sunday Men of Honor on Sky2 10:00pm (31 July)

Great film about the first African - American Naval diver.

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Intermitted Services

HISTORY ON TV has been irregular of late due to the natural rush of school activity at the end and my upcoming marriage.

I will post when I can and regular service will resume.

Victorian Farm Christmas on YeSTERDAY 10:00pm Monday 11 July

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http://tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=97558847

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Fri: 9pm & 9:45pm THE KENNEDYS on BBC2

6/7. The Cuban Missile Crisis beings the world to the brink of war and JFK's personal life comes to the boil.
7/8. JFK's bond with his wife is strengthened as they mourn their newborn child.

Thu: 9pm History Cold Case on BBC2

Thu: 9pm History Cold Case on BBC2

3/4. The team examines two skeletons from a mass grave and wonder if they may be brothers who had fought in the English Civil War.

The New World at 10:40 on Film4
Schindler's List at 10:25 on Sky Modern Greats

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Wed: 9pm THE THIN RED LINE on Film4

Epic war Drama shows the US army fighting the Japanese on the Pacific Islands in 1942. 

Hyperlinks from Wikipedia

The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American war film which tells a fictional story of United States forces during the Battle of Mount Austen in World War II. It portrays men in C Company, and in particular, those soldiers played by Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, and Ben Chaplin.

Wed: 9pm Wicked Pirate City on Nat Geo

1692 is the time of real pirates in Jamaica. This programs explores that time and historians take dives off Port Royal to look for their treasure.

Tue: CENTURION at 9pm on Sky Action

This brutal thriller explores the ambush of the Roman legion by Gaelic tribes. Ideal for A-Level Classical Studies students. (15) Michael Fassbender stars as the Centurion. He plays Magneto in the new X-Men movie.

Tues: 9pm America's Pirate Fleet on Nat Geo

Documentary examining America's great statesman Benjamin Franklin's lesser-known role in the American Revolution: as director of a cut-throat fleet of privateers. 

Monday, July 04, 2011

Mon: Yesterday's History Series ALL WEEK

7pm Tenko 10/10 Series 1. 2 starts tomorrow.
8pm British Isles: A Natural History
10pm Edwardian Farm - Egg Production

7pm Rome Revealed - Caligula on Nat Geo

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Friday, July 01, 2011

Fri: 9pm THE KENNEDYS on BBC2

4/8. In 1961, JFK prepares for the possible seizure of Berlin when Russian troops move into the city.
9:45pm 5/8. JFK grows concern over the admission of a black student into the University of Mississipi and the civil rights protests that ensue.

Tenko continues on the YESTERDAY Channel

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