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Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, shares crashed by a third on the New York Stock Exchange. More than $25 billion in individual wealth was lost. Later, three thousand banks failed, taking people's savings with them. Surviving eyewitnesses describe the biggest financial catastrophe in history.
In 1919, the US had emerged victorious and dominant from World War One. Britain and its European allies were exhausted financially from the war. In contrast, the US economy was thriving and the world danced to the American tune.
Easy credit and mass production set the tone in the roaring twenties for an era of consumption like none that had ever been seen before. The stock market rose and investors piled in, borrowing money to cash in on the bubble. In 1928, the market went up by 50...
Series following presenter Sue Perkins as she attempts to breathe new life into Dinnington Colliery Brass Band. The Band has been active for over 100 years, but has recently seen the number of members dwindle. Can Sue Perkins save the band from the brink of extinction?
Nine couples with a dream of leaving the rat-race have the opportunity of a lifetime when they compete to run their very own farm in Suffolk. In each episode, self-made pig farmer Jimmy Doherty introduces the couples to a different aspect of the business, to decide who will be next to leave the competition.
A Fine Romance which starred real-life married couple Judi Dench and Michael Williams is about two middle-aged people who are terribly shy and who fall in love. Their courtship is a rocky one as both characters are set in their ways and are tired of the rules of dating. A Fine Romance is British comedy at its most delicious, never over-the-top, and with a cast of Britain's finest actors.
A History Of Ancient Britain is presented by Neil Oliver. The series sees Neil Oliver discovering how today's Britain and its people came to be over thousands of years of history.
Neil Oliver returns to continue his epic story of how Britain and its people came to be, from the height of the Bronze Age through to the age of Iron, the Celts and the first kings to the age of Rome
Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain is a 2007 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers the period of British history from the end of the Second World War onwards.
Welcome to the A Very Peculiar Practice guide at TV Tome.
Series One is a twelve part month by month journey through the garden, following the work of a committed team of experts offering a unique insight into the gardens, glasshouses, laboratories and museums that give Kew its reputation for excellence.
Series Two is narrated by former student of Kews School of Horticulture, Alan Titchmarsh, who takes us behind the scenes through ten episodes, focusing on the millions of visitors passing through the gardens each year, including Royal Families of England and Saudi Arabia.
Series Three is ten episodes which chart the story of the year from the buds of spring to the sweltering days of summer. This series enters the lives of the people who care for Kew, demonstrating how important plants are for medicine and conservation around the world.
Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! is a British/Canadian co-produced animated sketch show. It is hosted by Mr Hell, a cartoon devil voiced by the comic legend Bob Monkhouse.
