Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks / Links. No.20.

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Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks / Links. No.20. 17 June 2015.

Napoleon: the Man and the Myths.
BBC Radio 4: Thu 18 & Fri 19 June 2015, 13.45- 14.00. Last two of five part series:
Andrew Roberts explains why Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ys2n2
Andrew Roberts asks what history made of Napoleon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ys326

Ramblings
BBC Radio 4: Thu 18 June 2015, 15.00 – 15.30. 5/6
Clare Balding revisits the English Civil War by walking round Edge hill in the company of a group of fathers who’ve been walking together for twenty years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y11vv

The Essay: Napoleon and Me.
BBC Radio 3: Thu 18 & Fri 19 June 2015, 22.45 – 23.00. 4/4:
Lecturer and writer Kirsteen McCue talks about the Scottish Napoleonic songs by James Hogg, who was known as the ‘Ettrick Shepherd’: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p2sjs

Tales of Irish Castles.
Yesterday: Thu 18 June 2015, 21.00-22.00. New Series, Episode 3.
The Irish clans’ fight against the Anglo-Norman settlers.
http://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/tales-irish-castles/article/about-tales-irish-castles/

Conspiracy: The Nazi King
Channel 5: Fri 19 June 2015, 20.00-21.00. New series 2/6:
This new series examines historical events through the perspective of conspiracy theory; the Windsors: http://www.channel5.com/shows/conspiracy

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
BBC 1: Sun 21 June 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 6/7: The Black Tower.
Having fled England to Venice, Strange attempts to drive himself insane as a way of gaining access to the fairy magic that he believes can help him resurrect his wife: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060c86f

The BBC at War.
BBC 2: Sun 21 June 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 2/2: Into Battle.
How the BBC fought not only Hitler but also the British government to become the institution it is today. Jonathan In this programme, Jonathan Dimbleby looks at how the BBC prepared to report from the front line during World War II: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060h43j

Sean Bean on Waterloo
History: Sun 21 June 2015, 22.00 – 23.00. 2/2:
Sean stands with historian Professor Saul David where the British and French infantry first clashed at Waterloo. He then travels to Yorkshire in England to explore the role played by cavalry at Waterloo. He meets cavalry experts Alan Larsen and David Blackmore who explain the roles played by light and heavy cavalry units. Details/ Episodes: http://www.history.co.uk/shows/sean-bean-on-waterloo

Voices of the First World War
BBC Radio 4: Mon 22 – Fri 26 June 2015, 13.45 – 14.00. Five daily broadcasts.
Presented by Dan Snow, the first five programmes to be broadcast this year look at the events of 1915, including veterans’ memories of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the first use of Chlorine Gas at Ypres, the experiences of a new draft of Territorials at the 2nd Battle of Ypres, and the expansion of the war to the Eastern Front: those who were involved in the Gallipoli campaign recall the landings from April 1915 onwards and then the terrible conditions for soldiers on the peninsular until their evacuation in January 1916.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03t7p9l/broadcasts/2015/06

The Essay, Minds at War, Series 2
BBC Radio 3: Mon 22 – Fri 26 June 2015, 22.45 – 23.00. Five daily broadcasts.
Further Essays in the major Radio Three series exploring how great artists and thinkers responded to World War One in individual works of art. Tagore’s Nobel Lectures, Tzara’s Dada Manifesto, Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006x3hl/broadcasts/upcoming

Napoleon
BBC 2: Wed 24 June 2015, 21.00- 22.00. 3/3
Historian Andrew Roberts charts the fall of Napoleon, a defining moment in global history, which saw him taken to the remote island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean in 1815 as a prisoner of the British:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0600385

Haslar – Secrets of a War Hospital
BBC 2: Wed 24 June 2015, 22.00- 22.30.
Marking the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Rob Bell explores the brutal world of battlefield medicine. Between 1753 and 2007 thousands of personnel were treated at the Royal Hospital Haslar in Gosport, Hampshire: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060bf22

Links related to Waterloo.

The Scots at Waterloo
This docu-drama tells the story of the Battle of Waterloo as seen through the eyes of four Scottish soldiers on the front line and one extraordinary army wife. Broadcast 16 May 2015 on BBC2 Scotland only – use iPlayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05zqw3h/the-scots-at-waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo: The day that decided Europe’s fate.
Timeline from BBC iWonder: http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zwtf34j

BBC Arts – What a performance: Re-enacting the Battle of Waterloo:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5GYwfknKZZR9jJBHdsxZnC3/what-a-performance-re-enacting-the-battle-of-waterloo

National Army Museum: 200 objects of Waterloo. http://www.nam.ac.uk/waterloo200/

Archaeology at Waterloo: This site displays the work of a small group of professional archaeologists and historians who have collectively carried out archaeological and historical research work on the Waterloo Battlefield. http://tls509.wix.com/archaeologyawaterloo

Official Waterloo 2015 Website
Watch the re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo at home through live stream (chargeable): https://www.waterloo2015.org/en/news/live-streaming

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