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1. The Romantic Revolution
Announced
Simon Schama explores the potent legacy of Romanticism in the modern world.
Star: Simon Schama
2.
Art of the Western World (1989– )
Episode:
Realms of Light: The Baroque
58 min | Documentary
The Counter-Reformation inspired an artistic revival and an exuberant new style. In royal courts, artists expressed the power of the monarch. Featured: Caravaggio, Bernini's Ecstasy of St. ... See full summary »
Director: Eugene Marner | Stars: Michael Wood, Irving Lavin, Simon Schama
3. My Extinction (2023)
80 min | Documentary
What does it take for us to act on the climate crisis - especially if we're the kind of person who should already be acting? In this funny, relatable portrait, a concerned yet ineffectual ... See full summary »
Director: Josh Appignanesi | Stars: Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum, A.L. Kennedy, Simon McBurney
Votes: 14
4.
GPS Fareed Zakaria (2008– )
Episode:
05-07-2023
(2023)
TV-PG | Talk-Show
Stars: Zanny Minton Beddoes, Joanna Coles, Michael Fullilove, Bernard-Henri Lévy
5. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022– )
59 min | Talk-Show
Sunday morning political interview and discussion programme presented by Laura Kuenssberg. The big names behind the big stories. Laura talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Stars: Laura Kuenssberg, Ed Davey, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove
Votes: 16
6. Simon Schama's History of Now (2022– )
Documentary
Simon Schama will examine the post-war generation
Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 22
7.
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
Episode:
Episode #44.36
(2022)
TV-PG | News, Talk-Show
The life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022); the ascension of King Charles III; Queen Elizabeth II's image, as portrayed on television and in the movies; Tina Brown; Rita Braver ... See full summary »
Stars: Jane Pauley, Jane Alexander, Serena Altschul, Rita Braver
Votes: 5
8.
GPS Fareed Zakaria (2008– )
Episode:
09-11-2022
(2022)
TV-PG | Talk-Show
Stars: Simon Schama, Kate Williams, Fareed Zakaria, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
9.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2022)
74 min | Talk-Show
Laura Kuenssberg talks to chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt MP, shadow chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP and chief of the defence staff Sir Tony Radakin.
Stars: Laura Kuenssberg, Paul Johnson, Roula Khalaf, Simon Schama
10.
Simon Schama's History of Now (2022– )
Episode:
Truth and Democracy
(2022)
Documentary
Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 5
11.
Simon Schama's History of Now (2022– )
Episode:
Equality
(2022)
Documentary
Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 5
12.
Simon Schama's History of Now (2022– )
Episode:
The Price of Plenty
(2022)
Documentary
Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 5
13. The Romantics and Us (2020)
60 min | Documentary, History
Historian Simon Schama explores the enduring and powerful legacy that the Romantics have left on the modern world.
Stars: Simon Schama, Piotr Anderszewski, Harriet Walter, Eddi Reader
Votes: 93
14. Museums in Quarantine (2020)
Documentary
Stars: Simon Schama, Alastair Sooke, Janina Ramirez, Alastair Sooke
Votes: 27
15.
Museums in Quarantine (2020)
Episode:
Rembrandt
(2020)
Documentary
Hustorian Simon Schama takes us on a very personal virtual tour of the young Rembrandt exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, currently in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Director: Christian Collerton | Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 5
16.
The Romantics and Us (2020)
Episode:
Passions of the People
(2020)
60 min | Documentary, History
Simon explores how the Romantics were involved in fueling ideas of rebellion and imaginative passion that clashed with Enlightenment ideals of reason and mechanical logic.
Director: Hugo Macgregor | Stars: Simon Schama, Michèle Katz, Testament, Michael Gorman
Votes: 26
17.
The Romantics and Us (2020)
Episode:
The Chambers of the Mind
(2020)
60 min | Documentary, History
Simon looks at how the Romantics, before the dawn of the modern psychological revolution, delved into their own minds and the human subconscious, often at great personal cost.
Director: Hugo Macgregor | Stars: Simon Schama, Sigmund Freud, Pete Doherty, Piotr Anderszewski
Votes: 19
18.
The Romantics and Us (2020)
Episode:
Tribes
(2020)
60 min | Documentary, History
Simon examines the Romantics' contribution to the idea of 'national belonging' and the distinctly mixed consequences, from the facilitation of authentic cultural development, to the manipulation of their work by nationalist movements.
Director: Hugo Macgregor | Stars: Simon Schama, Eddi Reader, Cameron Nixon, Mariele Neudecker
Votes: 20
19.
Front Row (2017– )
Episode:
Hay Festival 2019
(2019)
41 min | Music, News, Talk-Show
Mary Beard and guests discuss what is "unsayable" in today's society. What does today's comedy say about our changing taboos? Has social media enhanced debate or debased it?
Directors: Dino Charalambous, Becky Marshall | Stars: Mary Beard, Simon Schama, David Olusoga, Ella Whelan
20. Civilizations (2018)
60 min | Documentary, History
Nine-part series telling the story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day, for the first time on a global scale. It is now nearly half a century since Kenneth Clark's ... See full summary »
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Simon Schama, Maya Jasanoff, Mary Beard
Votes: 671
21.
Civilizations (2018)
Episode:
The Second Moment of Creation
(2018)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary, History
Historian Simon Schama claims art is an essential part of civilization in general and each one's identity. A retired Iraqi archaeology director preferring decapitation by ISIS to betraying ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Niel | Stars: Simon Schama, Wulf Hein, Jack Davis, Sharon Stocker
Votes: 104
22.
Civilizations (2018)
Episode:
Paradise on Earth
(2018)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary, History
Simon Schama looks into the artistic history of depictions of landscapes, both natural or idealized and man-altered. While often represented ad background, nature would only become a full ... See full summary »
Director: Ashley Gething | Stars: Mary Beard, Sangeeta Abhay, Ang Choulean, Jamal J. Elias
Votes: 69
23.
Civilizations (2018)
Episode:
The Triumph of Art
(2018)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary, History
The fifth film in Civilisations goes east and west with Simon Schama: to Papal Rome but also to Ottoman Istanbul and Mughal Lahore and Agra.
Stars: Simon Schama, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 58
24.
Civilizations (2018)
Episode:
Radiance
(2018)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary, History
Throughout art history, achieving radiance by color and light interacting has played major part. Colorite has its own history, linked to the symbolical meaning and material composition of ... See full summary »
Stars: Simon Schama, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 51
25.
Civilizations (2018)
Episode:
The Vital Spark
(2018)
58 min | Documentary, History
As the world changed thoroughly, industrialized, globalizing, science-driven, art was to follow and even striving to lead. Instead of serving rich and powerful patrons, many artists would ... See full summary »
Stars: Simon Schama, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 45
26.
The One Show (2006– )
Episode:
Episode dated 1 March 2018
(2018)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Matt Baker, Mary Beard, Angellica Bell, Jon Kay
27. Front Row (II) (2017– )
30 min | Music, News, Talk-Show
BBC Radio 4's long-running, flagship culture review show makes the leap to television, as presenters and guests cast a critical eye over the arts world.
Stars: Mary Beard, Shahidha Bari, David Olusoga, Ella Whelan
Votes: 38
28. Disturbing the Peace (2016)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
In a world torn by conflict -in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned-an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for ... See full summary »
Directors: Stephen Apkon, Andrew Young | Stars: Chen Alon, Jamil Qassas, Avner Wishnitzer, Sulaiman Khatib
Votes: 280 | Gross: $0.02M
29. Europe: The Final Debate with Jeremy Paxman (2016 TV Special)
73 min | Talk-Show
Jeremy Paxman is joined by a range of guests including politicians, celebrities, business leaders and academics as he hosts the final debate on Britain's membership of the E.U. just hours before voting begins.
Director: David Coleman | Stars: Jeremy Paxman, Akala, Portia Antonia Alexis, Vince Cable
Votes: 9
30. The Face of Britain with Simon Schama (2015– )
60 min | Documentary
An eclectic look at British portraiture through the ages, in which Schama tries to understand how it contributes towards the British character and its changes.
Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 16
31.
Newsnight (1980– )
Episode:
Episode dated 8 May 2015
(2015)
News
Stars: Evan Davis, David Hare, Simon Schama, David Starkey
32.
The Face of Britain with Simon Schama (2015– )
Episode:
People
(2015)
Documentary
Director: Matt Hill | Star: Simon Schama
33.
Question Time (1979– )
Episode:
Episode dated 15 October 2015
(2015)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Rob Hopkin | Stars: David Dimbleby, Louise Haigh, Roger Helmer, Rod Liddle
34. Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years (2014 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Francis Hanly | Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 41
35. Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob (2014)
Documentary
Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson traces the footsteps of Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries, Clive James and Robert Hughes arguing these Australian giants didn't just join the cultural revolution in the 60s, they led it.
Stars: Howard Jacobson, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Humphries, Eric Idle
Votes: 12
36.
Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
Episode:
Episode dated 19 March 2014
(2014)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Charlie Rose, Ferran Adrià, Timothy Dolan, Thomas Graham
37.
De wereld draait door (2005–2020)
Episode:
DWDD Heimwee: Hier is... Adriaan van Dis
(2014)
Talk-Show
Stars: Matthijs van Nieuwkerk, Adriaan van Dis, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Helga Ruebsamen
38.
Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob (2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2014)
Documentary
Howard Jacobson explores four cultural iconoclasts: satirist Barry Humphries, art critic Bob Hughes, feminist/academic Germaine Greer and writer/broadcaster Clive James, who left Australia to change the world.
Director: Paul Clarke | Stars: Howard Jacobson, Phillip Adams, Martin Amis, Bruce Beresford
39.
Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob (2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2014)
Documentary
The Gang of Four are at their peak: Hughes becomes Time Magazine's art critic; Germaine writes The Female Eunuch; Clive is a junior member of the London literati; Barry makes a Barry MacKenzie movie.
Director: Paul Clarke | Stars: Howard Jacobson, Phillip Adams, John Alexander, Martin Amis
40.
Buitenhof (1995– )
Episode:
Episode dated 23 November 2014
(2014)
Talk-Show
Stars: Marcia Luyten, Guy Verhofstadt, Sheila Sitalsing, Simon Schama
41. The Story of the Jews (2013– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History
A historical documentary tracing the Jewish experience from ancient to modern times, presented by Simon Schama and based on his book of the same name.
Stars: Simon Schama, Norman Lebrecht
Votes: 302
42. The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | History
Director: Clare Beavan | Stars: Samuel West, Thomas Coombes, Ian Lindsay, Alex Larder
Votes: 20
43.
The Story of the Jews (2013– )
Episode:
A Leap of Faith
(2013)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary, History
The integration of Jewish talent into the mainstream of European culture and commerce. For the Jews, Enlightenment was a bright, hopeful moment.
Directors: Ella Bahaire, Tim Kirby | Stars: Norman Lebrecht, Simon Schama
Votes: 20
44.
This Week (2003–2019)
Episode:
Episode dated 19 September 2013
(2013)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo, Peter Hain, Christiane Amanpour
45.
The Story of the Jews (2013– )
Episode:
The Beginning
(2013)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary, History
Simon Schama embarks on his journey through Jewish history, tracing the Jewish experience from tribal beginnings to the destruction of the Jewish High Temple by the Romans.
Director: Tim Kirby | Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 26
46.
The Story of the Jews (2013– )
Episode:
Among Believers
(2013)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, History
Medieval Jews struggle to preserve their identity under the rule of Christianity and Islam.
Director: Tim Kirby | Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 17
47.
The Story of the Jews (2013– )
Episode:
Over the Rainbow
(2013)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary, History
Schama travels to Eastern Europe to consider the Jews' profound impact. The lost world of Shtetl, the Jewish towns and villages sewn across Central and Eastern Europe, virtually destroyed during the Holocaust.
Director: Hugo Macgregor | Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 15
48.
The Story of the Jews (2013– )
Episode:
Return
(2013)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary, History
The Holocaust and the creation of Israel fundamentally change what it means to be Jewish.
Director: Tim Kirby | Star: Simon Schama
Votes: 18
49. Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012– )
Not Rated | History
Simon Schama explores the life and times of William Shakespeare to shed a new light on some of the greatest plays ever written.
Stars: Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter De Jersey, Simon Russell Beale
Votes: 69
50.
Question Time (1979– )
Episode:
Episode dated 23 February 2012
(2012)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Rob Hopkin | Stars: David Dimbleby, Paul Nuttall, Cristina Odone, Simon Schama