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Today, much of the planet's population lives in a British-shaped world. How did this clutch of islands off the coast of Europe come to dominate the globe? The British presents the history of the Br...
Today, much of the planet's population lives in a British-shaped world. How did this clutch of islands off the coast of Europe come to dominate the globe? The British presents the history of the British Isles from Stonehenge to World War Two using gripping drama reconstruction, the latest CG, time-lapse and aerial footage. Superpower covers Captain Cook's Australia discovery, technological innovation and social unrest during the Industrial Revolution, and the Crimean War.
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- Creator
- BBC Worldwide Ltd
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2014], c2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn879609556
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on March 21, 2014.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Claiming New South Wales (6:11) -- Starting the Industrial Revolution (3:17) -- Luddite Riots (5:42) -- Building British Infrastructure (5:11) -- National Railway System (3:56) -- British Invention Era (3:23) -- Big Ben (3:37) -- Crimean War Technology (3:18) -- Crimean War Journalism (3:14) -- British Refrigeration Technology (5:10) -- Credits: Superpower: The British-An Epic Adventure Through the Ages (0:44)