Reel History of Britain
TV series
Reel History of Britain
2011, English, on BBC Two.
Reel History of Britain is a 20 part series being shown on BBC Two, presented by Melvyn Bragg and about the history of modern Britain; through the eyes of people who were there. It was shown from 5–30 September 2011. The programme is a social history documentary, charting the course of the twentieth century through archive film, plus interviews and recollections of key events that have taken place in the last one-hundred years, since the advent of moving film. In each episode, Bragg goes to a different place in the UK and shows people film in a 1950s Ministry of Technology mobile cinema, then gauges their reactions and captures them on film.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 20
- Episode length
- Varies
- Status
- Ended in 2011
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S1 E20: Beside the Seaside
Aired 30 September 2011
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 5 September 2011
- Last aired
- 30 September 2011
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Reel History of Britain has 1 season and 20 episodes.
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