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Capri Cafaro joins a pheasant hunt and discovers South Dakotans’ love for the state bird. She also samples a famous pheasant sandwich that can trace its origins back to World War II.
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era when a thrilling new invention, the motion picture camera, first captures a nation on film. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time. They offer a rare portrait of a powerful and prosperous nation - and Empire - on the cusp of great change.
Rare film footage, restored and colourised for the first time, provides an intimate window into how everyday Edwardians lived, worked, and socialised. We see the great state occasion of Queen Victoria’s funeral in 1901, footage of life in the Lancashire coalfields, and we also see footage of days out, parades, fun parks, and seaside holidays. Part 1 of 2.
Rare film footage, restored and colourised for the first time, provides an intimate window into how everyday Edwardians lived, worked, and socialised. We see hundreds of workers taking to the streets to fight for better pay and conditions, footage of a football match in Burnley, and the shocking footage of Emily Wilding Davison colliding with the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby. Part 2 of 2.
When King Edward the Confessor dies without an heir, it triggers a bitter race to succeed him as King of England. Earl Harold is on the spot and takes the crown, but in Normandy, Duke William believes the throne has been promised to him and decides to invade. Meanwhile, in Norway the Viking king Harald Hardrada also fancies himself as King of England, and he too puts together an invasion force. Very soon, England will be under attack. Part 1 of 3.
King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. First, his brother Tostig attacks the south coast. He is repelled, but there is more to come. Later in the year, a vast Viking invasion force led by King Harald Hardrada of Norway lands in the north of England. Harold rushes to Stamford Bridge to fight for his kingdom and for his life. Meanwhile, Duke William of Normandy is ready to invade, but storms keep his invasion fleet trapped in port. Part 2 of 3.
When the winds finally change, Duke William leads his vast invasion fleet across the Channel after months of being trapped in a port in northern France. But King Harold is 300 miles away in the north, having defeated the Vikings. He has to rush back south, gather a new army and head to Hastings to take on this new invasion. The two armies meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October 1066, and the outcome changes the shape of England and Europe forever. Part 3 of 3.
A remarkable window on one of the most turbulent decades in British history captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos across Europe. Part 1 of 3.
In this episode, we explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, the anxiety and political turmoil, but also new opportunities for leisure and increased social freedoms despite looming war. Part 2 of 3.
In this episode, we explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, especially the last unsettled year before war officially began. Part 3 of 3.
