Description |
2 videodiscs (353 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; 16:9, enhanced ; Dolby digital stereo. |
Performer |
Presenter, Michael Wood. |
Credits |
Editors, Gerry Branigan, Aleksander Nikolic (ep.6 only). |
Note |
Release date: Jul. 24, 2012. |
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Originally aired as a BBC2/BBC4 documentary television series in 2010. |
Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Michael Wood tells the story of one place, the village of Kibworth, Leicestershire, throughout the whole of English history. Located in the very heart of England, Kibworth has lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution, and was even bombed in World War II. With the help of the local people and using archaeology, landscape, language and DNA, Michael Wood uncovers the lost history of this village from the Roman era to the present day. |
Contents |
Disc 1. episode 1. Romans to Normans ; episode 2. Doomsday to Magna Carta ; episode 3. The Great Famine & Black Death -- disc 2. episode 4. Peasants Revolt to Tudors ; episode 5. Henry VIII to Industrial Revolution ; episode 6. Victoria to the Present Day. |
Language |
With optional English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing). |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Kibworth Harcourt (England) -- History -- Description and travel.
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Great Britain -- History.
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Leicestershire (England) -- History.
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Great Britain -- Antiquities.
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Documentary television programs -- Great Britain.
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Added Author |
Wood, Michael.
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Dobbs, Rebecca. Producer.
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BBC Worldwide Ltd.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Note |
Title from disc menu: Michael Wood's Story of England |
Added Title |
Michael Wood's Story of England (Television program)
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ISBN |
1419896016 |
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9781419896019 |
Standard No. |
883929117499 |
Music No. |
1000123880 BBC |
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