Ian Hislop's Olden Days
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Play S1 E1Ian Hislop explores the British obsession with the past. He reveals how and why, throughout our history, we have continually plundered 'the olden days' to make sense of and shape the present.
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Season 1
3 episodes
1. Heroes For All TimesIan Hislop explores perhaps the most distinctive, peculiar and deep-seated trait of the British, our obsession with the past. Over three films he reveals how and why, throughout our history, we have continually plundered 'the olden days' to make sense of and shape the present.CC1 h 0 minApr 9, 2014
2. Forward into the PastIan Hislop travels back to the era of the Industrial Revolution and Victorian Britain. This was a time of some of the greatest progress and modernisation the country had ever seen - and yet, throughout these decades, writers, artists and politicians were trying to make sense of this new world by retreating into a very old world indeed: the Middle Ages.CC1 h 0 minApr 16, 2014
3. Green Imagined LandIan Hislop explores the rural olden days - an idealised vision of the countryside - in this concluding film of his series exploring Britain's obsession with the past.CC1 h 0 minApr 23, 2014
Ian Hislop's Olden Days
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Ian Hislop explores the British obsession with the past. He reveals how and why, throughout our history, we have continually plundered 'the olden days' to make sense of and shape the present.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Ashley Gething, Archie Baron
- Cast
- Ian Hislop
- Studio
- Wingspan Productions
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
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