Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.2016/34.

[Ray Boyles]

Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.2016/34.

Presenting the Past – How the Media Changes History.
BBC Radio 4 Extra: Sat 8 Oct 2016, 15.00 – 16.00
Archive on 4: Historian and broadcaster Juliet Gardiner examines the way history is presented to the public in programmes, films and books. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mn4v4

Tzar
4 / 4: Peter the Great: Queen of Spades
BBC Radio 4: Sat 8 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00.
This chapter of Mike Walker’s excellent chronicle of the Tzars sees Peter the Great return from a grand tour of Europe full of ideas of modernization and in need of a wife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wndxx

Ireland with Simon Reeve
BBC Two: Sun 9 Oct 2016, 19.00 -20.00. (First broadcast Nov 2015) 2/2
Starting at the spectacular Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Simon travels down the east coast to the great and rapidly changing cities of Belfast and Dublin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06rhqmg

The Victorian Slum
BBC Two: Mon 10 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 1 /5
What was it like live in London’s East End during the reign of Queen Victoria? In a five-part living history series, a group of 21st-century people discover first-hand how our forebears struggled to gather enough money for food and rent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07zd5pm

Hitler: the Rise and Fall.
More 4: Sun 9 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 2 /6
Hitler’s rise to political power between 1928 and 1933, taking in the execution of one of his closest allies and his meeting with Eva Braun. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/hitler-the-rise-and-fall

Drama: Graham Greene – The Confidential Agent
BBC Radio 4: Sun 9 Oct 2016, 15.00 – 16.00. 1 / 2
Nick Perry’s two-part adaptation of Greene’s 1939 suspense novel takes us back to the era of the Spanish Civil War. It follows Edgar Dominguez, who is sent to England on a mission to secure coal supplies for the Republicans, but finds himself a hunted man. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x1rct

Poldark
BBC One: Sun 9 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 6 /10
Ross Poldark still has money troubles. Indeed, with dastardly George Warleggan calling in his debt, Ross faces the prospect of debtors’ prison. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07zhhzz

Victoria
ITV: Sun 9 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 8 / 8:
A heavily pregnant Victoria is bored, uncomfortable and restless. Last episode but ITV has just commissioned a second series. http://www.itv.com/hub/victoria/2a4229a0003

Britain’s Black Past
BBC Radio 4: Mon 10 to Fri 14 Oct 2016, 13.45 – 14.00. 6 to 10 of 10.
The second batch of Gretchen Gerzina’s weekday series continues with the story of a runaway slave who took his owner to court. The last programme tells the story of Nathaniel Wells, the son of a plantation owner and an enslaved woman. Wells inherited a fortune, and continued to benefit financially from his father’s estates in the West Indies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x2s1t

Moving Pictures
BBC Radio 4: Mon 10 Oct 2016, 16.00 – 16.30. 3 / 3. Scenes in and around Kyoto
What would it be like to walk the streets of 17th century Kyoto? In this week’s episode, Cathy FitzGerald explores a sumptuous pair of Japanese screens that depict the historic city in incredible detail. Follow the link to zoom in and examine the artwork as you listen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wxc7t

Great Continental Railway Journeys
BBC Two: Tue 11 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. Genoa to the Brenner Pass.
Michael Portillo learns how to prepare a mean pesto genovese, visits the picturesque villages of the Cinque Terre and discovers how winding mountain roads played a key part in the story of Rolls Royce. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07zchsj

Barbarians Rising
History Channel: Tue 11 Oct 2016, 23.00 – 00.15. Wed 12 Oct 2016, 22.00 – 23.15
Featuring dramatized portrayals of freedom fighting icons including Hannibal, Spartacus, Arminius, Boudica and Attila. http://www.history.co.uk/shows/barbarians-rising

Railways: The Making of a Nation
BBC Four: Thu 13 Oct 2016, 20.00 – 20.30. The Age of Leisure.
Historian Liz McIvor examines excursion trains, which became popular from the 1840’s onwards.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07xn9fv/episodes/player

Sources: Radio Times / History Extra

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