Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. 06.02.2015. No.02.

[Simon Clarke]

The Great War: We Await the Heavenly Manna. Episode 7 of 26

BBC 4: Sun 8 Feb 2015, 19.00

Landmark 1964 series devoted to the First World War. Resumes in 1915 when the French and British struggled to keep up with the demand for shells and artillery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074p2d

The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King

BBC 4: Mon 9 Feb 2015, 20.00

Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John, England’s most disastrous monarch, and uncovers the legend of his lost treasure.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052hrdd

Digging for Britain. Series 3. Episode 2 of 4.

BBC 4: Tue 10 Feb 2015, 20.00. Rpt Thu 12 Feb 2015, 23.00

Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Matt Williams present 2014’s most outstanding archaeology. A look at new finds in the Dorset Country Museum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052775b

Cleopatra: a Timewatch Guide.

BBC 4: Tue 10 Feb 2015, 21.00. Rpt Thu 12 Feb 2015, 22.00.

Historian Vanessa Collinridge explores how our view of Cleopatra has changed and evolved over the years – Roman propaganda, her portrayal by Shakespeare and Hollywood. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052775d

Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer.

BBC 4: Wed 11 Feb 2015, 20.00

From Egypt to Turkey, Neil Oliver investigates the story of a ruthless queen who would kill her own siblings for power.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jhv9g

Wolf Hall: The Devil’s Spit. Episode 4 of 6

BBC Two: Wed 11 Feb 2015, 21.00

Anne gives birth to a baby girl, Elizabeth, and Henry does little to hide his disappointment. Anne is aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir and in her paranoia cracks appear in her relationship with Cromwell.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gfy02

Shakespeare’s Mother: the Secret Life of a Tudor Woman

BBC Two: Thu 12 Feb 2015, 21.00

Michael Wood charts the story of Mary Arden, an ordinary woman in a time of revolution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05279pq

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