Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.2016/37.

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Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.2016/37. 28 Oct 2016

Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow
BBC Two: Sun 30 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 1 / 3
In a new three-part series, Dan Snow leads a team of adventurers across the Canadian wilderness. They follow in the footsteps of the estimated 100,000 prospectors who each travelled 600 miles from the Alaskan coast to north-west Canada during the Klondike gold rush. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0824c7w

Tutankhamun
ITV: Sun 30 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 3 / 4
Lord Carnarvon faces ruin following changes in the rules over who will benefit financially from any discoveries Howard Carter makes. https://itvstudios.com/programmes/tutankhamun

Hitler: the Rise and Fall.
More 4: Sun 30 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 5 /6
As Germany faced defeat the Holocaust was due to Hitler’s paranoia, while huge numbers of soldiers were set to almost certain death on the Eastern Front: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/hitler-the-rise-and-fall

Poldark
BBC One: Sun 30 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 9 /10
The marriage between Ross and Demelza is in deep trouble, and Elizabeth ponders a life-changing decision. Ross closes Wheal Grace for good. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08228h4
The history behind the Poldark series: http://www.historyextra.com/article/bbc-history-magazine/poldark%E2%80%99s-cornwall-history-behind-hit-series

The Moonstone
BBC One: Mon 31 Oct to Fri 4 Nov 2016, 14.15 – 15.00.
Shown over five weekday episodes, John Thomson and Sarah Hadland star in a new adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ proto-detective mystery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0824cbr

The Victorian Slum
BBC Two: Mon 31 Oct 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 4 /5
The living history series moves to the 1890s, when Britain was slowly recovering from an economic depression. Cheap foodstuffs and mass-manufactured goods have found their way into the slum’s shop, but only some of the residents can afford them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08208g3

Medieval Dead
Yesterday: Tue 4 Nov 2016, 19.00 – 20.00
The archaeology series examines the final battle of the Hundred YearsWar. http://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/shows/medieval-dead/

The Anglo-Irish Century
BBC Radio 4: Tues 4 Nov 2016, 21.30 – 22.00. 3 / 4 (Repeat of April 2016 broadcast)
Anglo-Irish history historian Diarmaid Ferriter turns his focus on Irish immigration: to the ordinary Irishmen and women who forged often unbreakable links with Britain by the simple expedient of moving there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07889g8

In Our Time: Epic of Gilgamesh
BBC Radio 4: Thu 6 Nov 2016, 9.00 – 9.45.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Epic of Gilgamesh, which can be traced back to ancient Mesopotamia c2000BC. A work said to be the world’s oldest-surviving great book of literature was lost for many years until Assyrian archeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered a precious cache of clay tablets near Mosul in 1853. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080wbrq

Railways: The Making of a Nation
BBC Four: Thu 6 Nov 2016, 20.00 – 20.30. A Touch of Class.
In the early days of the railway, Britain’s trains had first, second and third class carriages – a reflection of a stratified society. However the railways also brought people together because they shared stations, and helped forge links that cut across regions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x4fvm

Secrets of Great British Castles
Channel 5: Fri 7 Nov 2016, 20.00 – 21.00. 2 / 6.
Dan Jones heads for Cardiff Castle. Built by the Normans on the site of a Roman fort, it was much transformed in the 19th century. http://www.channel5.com/show/secrets-of-great-british-castles

Britain’s Greatest Bridges
Channel 5: Fri 7 Nov 2016, 21.00 – 22.00. 4 / 6
This episode tells the story of the Britannia Bridge, which links the Welsh mainland with Anglesey. http://www.channel5.com/show/britains-greatest-bridges

Sources: Radio Times / History Extra

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