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by Xav de Matos, Sep 02, 2010 5:00pm PDT

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Does anyone know of any really good history specials that say.. the BBC or PBS have done? I want to learn more about Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern history and I was hoping there were some good history films/specials that went into greater depth than the typical surface crap you usually get on the History Channel. Anyone got recommendations?

Any source, hopefully of a longer length.. like a series length or something. That would be most excellent. Just general history from an era.. like the general history of ancient Mesopotamia, or Greece or Rome or Asia.

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  watch robocop : -=kodiak=-
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    I always thought that was purely fictional. Good to know! : zuga
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      No, Peter Weller is actually a historian. He hosts stuff. : Conan
      
      He uses his gun as a pointer of sorts to guide the attention of the viewer... its very new and experiment... : limpossible
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  - ^^^^^^^^ It's fact. : Mad Brahmin Disease
- Some network like the BBC or PBS or Discovery or History or even HBO should do an extended series called ... : zuga
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  The Greeks by PBS A whole lot by BBC it isn't even funny. documentaries and even historical dramas from ... : Sailor of Fortune
  - I'm looking these all up after I watch Robocop, thanks! : zuga
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  History's America: The Story of US is interesting if you can tolerate lots of recycled footage and unqualified celebrities talking about how we shit rainbows, and Bank of America is awesome.
  
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  History's America: The Story of US is interesting if you can tolerate lots of recycled footage and unqual... : greasyjohn
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  There's so much of that stuff from the BBC it's hard to think of anything specific. Their History of Brit : peanut-
  - I recently finished the one about the history of the Royal Navy which was good. : Sailor of Fortune
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    Here's a youtube link to a 1 hour BBC documentary by Jeremy Clarkson on Brunel, the famous Victorian engi... : jcupitt
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      Clarkson is a twat when you have to hear his opinions, but he's actually a surprisingly fantastic documen... : peanut-
      
      Agreed! A good writer and TV presenter. : jcupitt
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  The Highlander was a documentary and the events were filmed in real time. : AgentPothead
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    Wikipedia doesn't have anything about the Kurgans. Goddamned liberal bias >:( : greasyjohn
    - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurgan_%28Highlander%29 : AgentPothead
- army of darkness : Milleh
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  The history channel stuff is fine man - you can get entire 8 part documentaries just on invidual portions... : abrasion
  - Do you get History International or History Channel (USA)? They both are vastly different especially here... : Sailor of Fortune
- Simon Schama's A History of Britain is great. : Merconium
- You might like James Burke's lesser-known series The Day the Universe Changed. It's similar to Connectio... : Lone Swordsman
- Thank you guys for all the suggestions! : zuga