The World: A Television History. Ep. 26. The Modern World

United Kingdom, 1983

TV show
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Episode number 26 of Series “The World: A Television History”.
This is the final episode of the series that covers the history of man’s progress in the world, from the very beginning of human origins through to the world we know today. This episode covers the major historical events that occurred in world history over the period from 1945 to the present - including the introduction of Atomic bombs; the Vietnam conflicts; and the emergence of a Space Exploration program. Based on The Times atlas of world history.

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Credits

producer/director

John Selwyn Gilbert

production company

Bricomin Films

Channel Four

Goldcrest TV

Network Television

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1983

Appears in

The World: A Television History

Group of items

The World: A Television History

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302200

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → Civilization - History

History → History, Modern

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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