"Days That Shook the World" (2003) TV series 2003-

Director:

Matthew Whiteman

Writers:

David Bartlett (3 episodes)
Srik Narayanan (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

17 September 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot Keywords:

Reenactment

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Peter Guinness	...	Narrator (9 episodes, 2003-2005)
Benjamin Till		(2 episodes)
Adrian Fear	...	Guglielmo Marconi / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Duncan Holmes	...	Frank Dewhurst / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Cheryl Mackie	...	Anne Frohlich / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sarah Anthony	...	Ora Nichols (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tim Smith	...	Mr. California / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stephan Erdman	...	Dr. Arnold Rentz / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Glen Hayes	...	Frank Giles / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Danny Husbands	...	Frank Readick / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Noah Michael Levine	...	Henry Rathbone / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Leighton Haberfield	...	Flight Engineer (2 episodes, 2004)
Chris Rogers	...	Joseph Sewald / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
David Schifter	...	Bar Patron / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Jaran Stratton	...	Lieutenant / ... (2 episodes, 2004)

Series Directed by
David Bartlett		(3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Tanya Cheadle		(3 episodes, 2004)
Nic Young		(3 episodes, 2004)
Carl Hindmarch		(2 episodes, 2003)
Angus Cameron		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dan Clifton		(2 episodes, 2004)
Matthew Whiteman		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
David Bartlett		(3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Tanya Cheadle		(3 episodes, 2004)
Carl Hindmarch		(2 episodes, 2003)
Angus Cameron		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Srik Narayanan		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Stephen Bennett	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
David Bartlett	....	producer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
David Upshal	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Richard Bradley	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Rupert Whiteman	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Wright	....	line producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Andy Bush		(17 episodes, 2003-2006)
Dave Gale		(17 episodes, 2003-2006)

Series Cinematography by
Steve Gray		(5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Andy Jackson		(3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Dirk Nel		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joe Dyer		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Simon Fanthorpe		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Ross Bradley		(3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Chris Roots		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Casting by
Chris Freihofer		(1 episode, 2005)

Series Production Design by
Paul Halter		(1 episode, 2005)
Hugh W. Griffith III		(1 episode, 2006)

Series Set Decoration by
Aaron Marquette		(1 episode, 2003)

Series Costume Design by
Cameron Doyle		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Makeup Department
Valecia Sarmento	....	key makeup artist / makeup department head (1 episode, 2003)
Karen Montgomery	....	makeup designer (1 episode, 2004)
Lisa Stewart	....	makeup department head (1 episode, 2005)
Michael Peterson	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Misu Predescu	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 2005)
Gregg Rosenberg	....	assistant unit manager (1 episode, 2005)
Michelle Hartly	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Lawson	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Art Department
Cathy Featherstone	....	assistant art director (2 episodes, 2005)
Aaron Marquette	....	stand-by props (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Roger Dobson	....	sound editor (7 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jon Stanton Dunn	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Peter J. Verrando	....	sound recordist (1 episode, 2003)
Brett Lofthus	....	additional sound (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Brad Batchelor	....	stunt rider (1 episode, 2004)
Scott Duthie	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Moreno	....	key grip (1 episode, 2003)
John Middelkoop	....	camera operator (1 episode, 2005)
Donald Ng	....	assistant camera (1 episode, 2005)
Mark Braun	....	first assistant camera (1 episode, 2006)

Series Casting Department
Mandy Overton	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 2005)
Holland Weathers	....	location casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vintage Rare	....	key costumer (1 episode, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Des Murray	....	on-line editor (7 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Other crew
Dee Edmonds	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Thanks
Steve Milne	....	thanks (1 episode)

Production Companies

• Lion Television
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (in association with)
• History Channel (in association with)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2003) (UK) (TV)
• History Channel (2003) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• FilmWest Productions  production services co.

Also Known As:

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Lion Television

Overall an excellent series

The other comments on this series only cover the 'Hiroshima' episode. In fact the series covers a large number of Historic 'days' including the Wright Brothers' Flight, the Assassinations of Kennedy and Lincoln, the Death of Primncess Diana and the declaration of the state of Israel. The original series had hour long episodes with two thematically-related 'days' (e.g. the Wright Brothers and the First Moon Landing'. Later on there were half-hour episodes on single days and a few hour-long specials (on e.g. the 1967 Middle East War and the 1918 Armistice.). The overall standard of the series is high and I use many of them in my High School teaching. In this regard I would rate the best as : the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Murder of the Romanovs and Kristallnacht. Other excellent episodes, not so immediately useful for my teaching, include the death of Diana, the Moon landing and the resignation of President Nixon. Unfortunately some of the episodes clearly suffer from budgetary constraints. The St Valentine's Day Massacre episode appears to have been filmed in mid-Summer, while the Theft of The Crown Jewels features only half a dozen actors. A couple of potentially good episodes are spoiled by poor casting. I know that it's not always possible to get good lookalikes for Historic figures but they couldn't have chosen actors less like their real-life counterparts to play Nehru, Jinnah and Mountbatten in the Indian Independence episode. Jinnah, for example, a slight, elderly and dying man is played by a young, tall and well-built actor in very unconvincing 'old' makeup. These quibbles aside I would recommend the series, available in the UK in a boxed DVD set, to teachers and anyone interested in how History happened.