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TITLE |
Days that shook the world. Complete series one [videorecording] / Lion Television Scotland for BBC Scotland in association with The History Channel. |
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IMPRINT |
London : BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; Hong Kong : Deltamac [dist.], 2005. |
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DESCRIPTION |
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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NOTE |
Originally broadcast on BBC in 2003. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Disc 1. : episode 1. The coronation -- Death of Diana (50 min.) / written & directed by Tanya Cheadle -- 2. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand -- Hitler's last hours (50 min.) / written & directed by Richard Bond -- 3. Martin Luther King : death in Memphis -- Free Nelson Mandela (50 min.) / written & directed by Srik Narayanan. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Disc 2. : episode 4. Hiroshima (50 min.) / written & directed by Stephen Walker -- 5. Death of the Tsar -- The fall of the Berlin Wall (50 min.) / written & directed by Paul Murton -- 6. Kristallnacht -- The birth of Israel (50 min.) / written & directed by Nic Young. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Disc 3. episode 7. Deciphering the stone -- Tutankhamun's tomb (50 min.) / written & directed by Carl Hindmarch -- 8. Black September -- Lockerbie (50 min.) / written & directed by Paul Overton -- 9. Chain reaction -- Chernobyl (50 min.) / director, Paul Murton ; written & directed by Jane Quigley. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Disc 4. : episode 10. The assassination of JFK -- Nixon's last day (50 min.) / producer, Stephen Bennett ; director, David Bartlett -- 11. Marconi's miracle -- Concorde: atlantic crossing (50 min.) / written & directed by Alex Lay -- 12. Faster than sound -- The fastest man on water (50 min.) / written & directed by Matthew Whiteman. |
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PERFORMER |
Narrator: Stephen Beckett, Peter Guinness. |
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SUMMARY |
These are the seismic moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs or era-defining events - that have profoundly affected how the world thinks and acts. Exciting, dramatic, gripping and illuminating, each episode in the series builds a compelling picture of events and sheds new light on the 'landmarks of our time'. |
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FORMAT |
DVD (Region 3). |
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LANGUAGE |
In English, Cantonese with English, traditional Chinese subtitles. |
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SUBJECT |
Chronology, Historical. |
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SUBJECT |
History, Modern -- 20th century. |
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SUBJECT |
Television programs. |
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SUBJECT |
World history. |
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DISCIPLINE |
World History. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
BBC Worldwide Ltd. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
History Channel (Television network). |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Lion Television Scotland. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Chinese suggested title: 驚世一刻. 第一輯 [videorecording]. |