Reel History of Britain

Reel History of Britain is a 20 part series being shown on BBC Two,^[1] presented by Melvyn Bragg and about the history of modern Britain; through the eyes of people who were there. It was shown from 5–30 September 2011. The programme is a social history documentary, charting the course of the twentieth century through archive film, plus interviews and recollections of key events that have taken place in the last one-hundred years, since the advent of moving film.

In each episode, Bragg goes to a different place in the UK and shows people film in a 1950s Ministry of Technology mobile cinema, then gauges their reactions and captures them on film.^[2]

References

1. BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Reel History of Britain
2. Britain's reel history: The film archive which makes ordinary people the stars of a new BBC series | Mail Online

External links

• Reel History of Britain at BBC Programmes
• Reel History of Britain at the Internet Movie Database