Afterword - Entertaining educators
TV presenters who present their specialist subject in a lively, entertaining way suggested by contributors to the Afterword blogsite.
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- StarsDavid AttenboroughDavid Attenborough's comprehensive and richly detailed study of birds, examining the variety of different species and their ways of life.
- StarsMary BeardAntoni Pugi PalermSilvia OrlandiAcclaimed British historian Mary Beard fell in love with the intrigue of classical Rome as a child.
- StarsRobert HughesTony ChurchMartin JarvisA definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by critic Robert Hughes.
- DirectorChris CottamStarsRich HallEllery AufdengartenJoe BarkowFrom the Alamo to the oil industry and everything in between, comedian Rich Hall goes to the Lone Star state in search of the real Texas and asks what it means to be a Texan.
- StarsMark SteelMartin HyderEmma KennedyStand-up comedian Mark Steel gives satirical and educational lectures on some of history's greatest thinkers.
- DirectorDavid ParkerStarsLucy WorsleyStephanie ColeChris Akrigg
- StarsRichard HolmesThe series is about battlefields, which are visited by Holmes, and is also about the corresponding battles.
- StarsAlice RobertsClive FinlaysonDaniel LiebermanRevealing powerful anatomical changes that gave humans the edge over all life on Earth, from walking to jaw shape and thumb movement, while exposing the surprising costs and consequences of our evolutionary journey.
- StarsJonathan MeadesJonathan Meades takes an idiosyncratic look at some of the more overlooked areas of France.
- StarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh LaurieIn the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.
- StarsGiles CorenSue PerkinsRoy MarsdenA comedienne and a humor writer try their hand at living in different eras. They dress, eat, and live the past. Before and after, their vitals are tested to see how these lifestyles affect their health.
- StarsJohnny BallWilliam BlezardScience series presented by Johnny Ball.
- StarsStewart LeeRichard HerringPeter BaynhamHilarity prevails as comic geniuses Stewart Lee and Richard Herring present their musings via the medium of sketch.
- StarsJames BurkeKenneth KendallBruce BoaFollow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
- StarsJonathan Meades
- DirectorStephen NealStarsBrian CoxJim Al-KhaliliPaul FootProfessor Cox takes a diamond and with the help of an audience of stars explains quantum theory.