Subgenre Sampler
Television > History: 92 Films to Buy & Rent
Dick Turpin (TV Series) (1979)
- Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Alfie Bass
- Historical adventure series about the real–life 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin and his "Robin Hood" thieving of the rich to give to the…
Frost/Nixon Watergate Interviews (1977)
- Dir. Jorn Winther
Feat. David Frost, Richard Nixon
- The legendary 28 hour interview between the charismatic David Frost and former President Richard Nixon is touted as the greatest political interview…
Hunter's Gold (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Ken Blackburn, Andrew Hawthorn, Ian Mune…
- Classic kidult series follows young Scott Hunter as he searches for his father amidst the Otago Gold Rush in thismagnificent recreation of early New…
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (TV Mini-Series) (1974)
- Dir. James Cellan Jones
Feat. Lee Remick, Warren Clarke, Barbara Parkins…
- Rightly acclaimed series that reveals the fascinating life of the Lady Randolph Churchill, and mother of Winston. Adroitly scripted and acted –…
Ascent of Man, The (TV Series) (1973)
- Feat. Jacob Bronowski
- Renowned TV series from the era of epic–length documentaries, this analyses the progress of mankind through scientific and technological…
Alistair Cooke's America (TV Series) (1972)
- Feat. Alistair Cooke
- Considered one of the great TV documentary series, this is English broadcaster Cooke's personal view of American history and its teeming,…
Edwardians, The (1972)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, James Cellan Jones, Alan Clarke
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Timothy West, Robert Powell…
- Superb examination of eight famous Edwardians who helped shape the early 20th century. Impeccably presented and directed by some of the BBC's finest…
Rossellini's History Films: Renaissance and Enlightenment (The Age of the Medici, Cartesius, Blaise Pascal) (1972-1974)
- Dir. Roberto Rossellini
- Three TV films about some of the western world's major figures and moments, from Italian master Roberto Rossellini in the final phase of his…
Six Wives of Henry VIII, The (TV Mini-Series) (1970)
- Feat. Keith Michell, Rosalie Crutchley, Jane Seymour
- Accurate BAFTA–winning TV series chronicling the life of the notorious Henry VIII by way of six plays, featuring a notable cast and immaculate…
Civilisation (TV Series) (1969)
- "Not a history of the arts, but a history of life–giving beliefs and ideas made visible and audible through the medium of art." Kenneth Clark's…