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Eminent historian Simon Schama guides the viewer through over 5000 years worth of history in this epic BBC series. Starting in 3000 B.C. and ending at the turn of the 21th century, the series takes in all the key points in British history. From the invasions of the Romans and the Normans, through the Civil War and the conflicts .. Read more

Starring	Simon Schama
Genres	Documentary

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  Brilliant - A Must for any history buff
  
  Professor Schama tells the history of Britain in such a way that it leaves you wanting to find out more about each subject he covers.
  
  If this bloke ... read more »
  
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  - Halstead, Essex, England
  - 16 Jun 2004 at 01:37
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  Simon Schama is a star!
  
  I am ADDICTED to Simon Schama's programmes. He renders all the historical material interesting, enlightening and comprehensible. As a history graduate, who ... read more »
  
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  - Aubergine
  - 22 reviews
  - St. Ives
  - 11 Mar 2012 at 21:48
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  Very good, but do not watch all one after the other
  
  I watched all the DVDs in sequence and got a bit bored towards the end. Excellent material and presentation, but I think that the main problem was a slight ... read more »
  
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- - trainbuff
  - 33 reviews
  - Waterlooville
  - 26 Aug 2011 at 16:06
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  Third Time 'Unlucky' ?
  
  ....I was so looking forward to the first DVD of this series arriving but found Simon Schama a real 'tough cookie' to listen to in his style and ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 19 Jul 2010 at 12:18
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  Superb
  
  I loved this series when it was on TV and I loved it when I watched it now. Simon Schama is incisive, dramatic, funny, interesting and thoroughly compelling as ... read more »
  
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- - arwsto
  - 50 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 16 Oct 2009 at 12:39
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  - 3
  Can't stand it!
  
  I just cannot stand the Marmite presenter Simon Schama. i DO hate him! His style is confusing and difficult to follow. It is a fascinating subject, but his ... read more »
  
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  - Coleford
  - 01 Oct 2009 at 22:20
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  Essential sunday afternoon viewing
  
  A good way to waste afew hours, and learn something at the same time.
  
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  - Altrincham
  - 23 Apr 2009 at 21:26
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  I love Simon Schama
  
  He's so good he even made prehistoric Britain sound fascinating!
  
  This first disc covers Prehistoric Britain, the Romans and Ancient Britons, the ... read more »
  
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- - EmpressMatilda
  - 4 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 16 Oct 2008 at 10:10
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  Not for the beginner
  
  Not good for people that don't already have background knowledge,
  
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  - Uxbridge
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 13:33
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  Simon Schama's History of Britain, but not everyone's
  
  Having thoroughly enjoyed Schama's short series on art history - Caravaggio, David et al - I was excited to see his epic History of Britain. The 15-hour ... read more »
  
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- - Lemming
  - 18 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 24 May 2008 at 17:41
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  brilliant
  
  really good, I intend to force my children to watch it.
  
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  - vauxhall
  - 16 Feb 2008 at 17:40
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- - 31
  - 2
  Brilliant - A Must for any history buff
  
  Professor Schama tells the history of Britain in such a way that it leaves you wanting to find out more about each subject he covers.
  
  If this bloke ... read more »
  
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  - Halstead, Essex, England
  - 16 Jun 2004 at 01:37
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  Disc 6 is for enthusiasts only
  
  Most people will know the BBC series. You either like it or not - depending partly on whether you like Simon Schama's presentation style.
  
  Each of... read more »
  
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- - DeeTee
  - Surrey
  - 31 Aug 2005 at 10:49
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  Brilliant
  
  This 'grand sweep' of British history is superb, especially in the way it skillfully combines the militaristic/political/constitut ional/economic '... read more »
  
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- - Andrew Shore
  - Southsea, England
  - 29 Jul 2004 at 16:45
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  A gripping historical tour de force
  
  Schama's whirlwind tour through 3,000 years of British history is simply outstanding. Using a combination of stylish narrative, vivid imagery and music, ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 06 Oct 2005 at 10:15
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  An excellent, but obviously incomplete, summary.
  
  This is a good starting point if you want to have an outline of the history of Britain. There are, of course, many different views of history and they would ... read more »
  
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  - The U.K.
  - 16 Feb 2007 at 09:46
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  For starters...
  
  There is so much history of Britain that the Schama must have agonised over what to put in, how much of it, etc. Yes, I would have liked more meat on the bone, ... read more »
  
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- - Bitty
  - Merseyside
  - 06 Feb 2005 at 11:05
- - 4
  - 1
  Simon Schama's History of Britain, but not everyone's
  
  Having thoroughly enjoyed Schama's short series on art history - Caravaggio, David et al - I was excited to see his epic History of Britain. The 15-hour ... read more »
  
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- - Lemming
  - 18 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 24 May 2008 at 17:41
- - 4
  - 2
  Not to be missed!
  
  It’s tempting to say, as others have done, I’d have taken history a lot more seriously at school if Prof Schama had been my teacher, but I don’t ... read more »
  
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- - splodge
  - 104 reviews
  - Portsmouth
  - 11 Feb 2006 at 16:11
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  A History Of Britain (Simon Schama)
  
  A fantastic tour of Britain through the ages, taking in some breathtaking historical sights.
  
  Previews areas within buildings and locations (on and in... read more »
  
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- - DB
  - Nottingham
  - 15 Jan 2007 at 16:14
- - 3
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  Its good
  
  If you like history then Simon Schama presents to the lay person like me, a crash course in history through the centuries. It’s fascinating, well put ... read more »
  
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- - Vrock
  - EAST YORKS
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 22:55

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- A History Of Britain
  
  Eminent historian Simon Schama guides the viewer through over 5000 years worth of history in this epic BBC series. Starting in 3000 B.C. and ending at the turn of the 21th century, the series takes in all the key points in British history. From the invasions of the Romans and the Normans, through ...