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Nero's Golden House (2001)
Good to hand sew to
There was some interesting information in there, some beautiful shots of what remains of the house (I never knew anything HAD survived), and some beautiful CG recreations of what they would have looked like in their prime, but most of the shows' visuals were scenes from old movies, "talking heads," and the like, so I spent most of my time listening instead of watching. As such, It was a great show to have on while I did some hand sewing!
Ghosts & Witches of Olde England (2001)
1/3 history, 1/3 tales, 1/3 music and sound effects
It's like someone thought they had enough material for an hour long program, realized they only had about 30 minutes of actual material, and decided to stretch what they had out with periods of spooky music and side effects.
There WERE a few interesting tales of haunted places, and there was some interesting history in the program (e.g. where the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas came from and how monarchs of England who imposed religion on the populace affected people and architecture), but to stand the slow pace, I highly recommend you mostly LISTEN to this program while doing something else (I mended holes in 3 sweaters).