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Titanic (TV Mini-series)Titanic (TV Mini-series) (2012)
Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Linus Roache, James Wilby, Timothy West
Four–part serial from the pen of DOWNTON ABBEY creator Julian Fellowes that tells the story of the doomed ship through four very different…
What Really Happened: Votes for WomenWhat Really Happened: Votes for Women (2012)
Feat. Sara Wiseman, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
Another edifying take on a key turning point in New Zealand history (following What Really Happened: Waitangi), this Sunday Theatre commission…
Beginning of the Great RevivalBeginning of the Great Revival (The Founding of a Party) (2011)
Dir. Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang
Feat. Andy Lau, Chow Yun-Fat, Daniel Wu
In the tradition of unashamedly jingoistic cinema comes this state–sanctioned celebration of ninety years of Chinese Communist Party rule.…
Bible, The - A HistoryBible, The - A History (2011)
Enlightening, SBS–broadcast examination of the origins and ideas behind "the most influential book ever written."
Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, TheBlack Power Mixtape 1967-1975, The (2011)
Dir. Göran Hugo Olsson
A cache of 16mm footage shot by Swedish reporters investigating the Black Power movement is restored the re–edited with supporting context is…
Civilization: Is the West History?Civilization: Is the West History? (2011)
A compelling overview of the world as we know it, in which historian Niall Ferguson takes us through the ascendancy of Western civilisation via its…
East to WestEast to West (2011)
An epic six part series which traces the birth of civilisation back to the Middle East, arguing that the influence of ancient Greece on world history…
Flowers of War, TheFlowers of War, The (2011)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Paul Schneider
Dir. Zhang Yimou tackles the Nanking massacre with equal parts grim realism and stylish melodrama – befitting of a lavish wartime epic, less so…
Freedom RidersFreedom Riders (2011)
Dir. Stanley Nelson Jr
A lesser noted, but equally important strain of the American Civil Rights Movement vis–a–vis Rosa Parks's famous bus boycott, this…
Fry's Planet WordFry's Planet Word (2011) Recommended
Dir. John Paul Davidson
Feat. Stephen Fry
This five–part BBC series joins Stephen Fry as he travel's the continents exploring the nuanced diverse world of human language.

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