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Posted by Lale on 22/2/2002, 12:10:32
We have Simon Schama's Citizens. We haven't really read it "cover to cover" but we use it for reference for school assignments on The French Revolution.
Lately, I have been coming across these history programs on BBC, tackling the British history one chapter at a time. I have never been able to watch them from the beginning to the end, rather I come upon them coincidentally, I watch about half an hour and then I have to go do something else. The show is narrated by a charming, not-so-young man who speaks in a gripping, powerful way with a gorgeous English accent.
Last night I finally had the chance to wait until the end of the program and there it was, on the screen: "Written and Narrated by Simon Schama"
Imagine Woody Allen. Simon Schama is a little bit like him. Except, he is taller, more handsome, much more serious, and he has the speech skills of a seasoned news-report reader. He speaks wonderfully, mesmerizingly, and his accent is fabulous.
I am always impressed by people who can do more than one thing well. This guy is a historian, he can write, and then, he can also speak. And not ordinary speaking either, much better than most tv personalities.
These shows are very well organized. Schama is talking one moment in England, the next moment he is in India. Truly beautifully prepared documentaries. I will try to catch all of them from now on.
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Posted by Len Fehskens on 22/2/2002, 19:49:22, in reply to "Simon Schama"
> I am always impressed by people who can do more than one thing well.
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Posted by Lale on 22/2/2002, 20:20:01, in reply to "Re: Simon Schama"
That's just one of the reasons.