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Series exploring cinematic interpretations of history

World Service,7 episodes

Episodes

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Westerns
'The Western is about promise'
16 Oct 1996,27 mins
The Epic
What is an 'epic' film?
17 Oct 1996,27 mins
God, Guts and Glory
'Dark forests and cathedrals of light' How cinema has interpreted the European middle ages
18 Oct 1996,27 mins
Fighting Nostalgia
Films about the British Empire from the 1930s to 1950s
19 Oct 1996,27 mins
Who are Those Guys: Friends or Foes?
Cinematic interpretations of WWII and the Cold War
20 Oct 1996,27 mins
Whose Truth is it Anyway?
How cinema has interpreted real historical events
21 Oct 1996,27 mins
The Shape of Things to Come
The modern city in cinema
23 Oct 1996,27 mins