Two programmes prove how entertaining history can be. Both make a sometimes very heavy subject easily accessible, and no one is left unaffected. Traditional history programming and formats can be produced in entertaining ways and still be ‘good’ for you. The panel moderator will present two programmes that approach history from a different angle. By intelligently formatting their series in two very distinctive ways, the filmmakers explore topics ranging from World War I, the recounting of tragic events, to historians travelling to small towns. They uncover buried local archives that bring history to life and make it more accessible.
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Three journalists follow in the footsteps of fighters on the frontlines of World War I. They walk for eighty days, crossing half of Europe. Their point of departure is… -
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What is the most boring town in your country? A town where no one thinks anything of interest has ever happened. We send three historians to such a town each week and in…