Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.32. 11 Sept 2015.‏

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Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.32.11 Sept 2015.

A Place of Greater Safety: Episode 1 of 3: Liberty.
BBC Radio 4, Sat 12 Sept 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. (Rpt of Sun 6 Sept broadcast)
This is a radio drama adaption of Hilary Mantel’s epic account of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of its principal characters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068sjpb

A Place of Greater Safety: Episode 2 of 3: Equality
BBC Radio 4, Sun 13 Sept 2015, 15.00 – 16.00
Pressure is growing on the revolutionaries to depose the king and create a republic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06.9h37w

Battle of Britain: the Day the War Was Won.
Channel 4, Sun 13 Sept 2015, 19.00 – 20.00.
Dermot O’Leary meets veterans from the summer of 1940, including pilots and members of the crews who kept the RAF’s planes in the air. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/battle-of-britain

The King Who Invented Ballet: Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance
BBC Four, Sun 13 Sept 2015, 20.00 – 21.00
David Bintley, director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, examines how Louis XIV influenced the development of dance in the 17th and 18th centuries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06bbj77

Time Crashers
Channel 4: Sun 13 Sept 2015, 20.00 – 21.00 4 / 6.
Tony Robinson presents an “immersive history” series that sees ten famous faces time travel to different moments in history. This week they head back to 1796, where they sample life as Georgian agricultural workers.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-crashers

Caesar! Series II. Episode 1 of 3: The Best of Mothers:
BBC Radio 4 Extra, Mon 14 Sept 2015, 10.00 – 11.00, (rpt 15.00- 16.00)
Repeat of Mike Walker’s 2008 drama based on Seutonius’s AD 121 work The Twelve Caesars. The murderous tale of Emperor Nero and his interfering mother Agrippina. Stars Jonathan Forbes and Frances Barber. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ctvxg

Treasures of the Indus.
BBC Four: Mon 14 Sept 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 3/ 3: Of Gods and Men
Sona Datta travels across the state of Tamil Nadu, an area key to the development of the Hindu religion and famed for its temples. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06bblwb

The Essay: A Short History of Indian Art.
BBC Radio 3, Mon 14 to Fri 18 Sept 2015, 22.45 – 23.00. Five daily episodes.
William Dalrymple tells a remarkable history of India through five classic images of Indian art and sculpture. He describes their place within the major artistic movements of India and their role in the unfolding history of one of the world’s most diverse cultures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069x6kt

The Long View
BBC Radio 4, Tues 15 Sept 2015, 9.00 – 9.30. 2 / 4:
Jonathan Freedland views the latest images from Pluto & Mars through the prism of photographs taken by Antarctic explorers over a century ago: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069rpxh

Caesar! Series II. Episode 2 of 3: The Glass Ball Game:
BBC Radio 4 Extra, Tue 15 Sept 2015, 10.00 – 11.00, (rpt 15.00- 16.00)
This part tells the story of Emperor Hadrian and his relationship with Antinous, who died in mysterious circumstances. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cvbk1

Battle Of Britain: Return Of The Spitfires
Channel 4, Tues 15 Sept 2015, 20.00 – 21.00.
On the 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes unite for a unique commemorative fly-past of fighters from the era. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/battle-of-britain/episode-guide

Canals: the Making of a Nation.
BBC Four: Tue15 Sept 2015, 20.00 – 21.00. 3/ 6: Capitalism
Liz McIvor tells the story of ‘canal mania’ – a boom period of frenzied activity that helped develop Britain’s modern financial economy, now centred in London: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06828hz

Lucy Worsley’s Reins of Power: The Art of Horse Dancing
BBC Four, Tue 15 Sept 2015, 21.00 – 22.00, (rpt Thu 17 Sept 23.00 – 00.00)
Horse dancing, or manège, has long fascinated Lucy Worsley. In a one-off documentary, she explores how some of our forebears were obsessed with this precursor to dressage, and also looks at the role of horsemanship in commanding power. The most fascinating bits focus on the role of horses in European military history: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ccpzz

Caesar! Series II. Episode 3 of 3: Citizens in a Great City:
BBC Radio 4 Extra, Wed 16 Sept 2015, 10.00 – 11.00, (rpt 15.00- 16.00)
This tells the story of Septimus Severus and how he came to the brink of becoming Emperor.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cylb9

Secrets and Spies: The Untold Story of Edith Cavell
BBC Radio 4 Extra, Wed 16 Sept 2015, 11.00 – 11.30
Former Director General of MI5, Stella Rimington, investigates the secret history of Britain’s greatest heroine of the First World War, Edith Cavell. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069wth6

The Ascent of Woman
BBC Two: Wed 16 Sept 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 3 / 4: Power
In this episode, Amanda Foreman profiles Theodora, who rose from being a street performer to become co-ruler of the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06b8g1d

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