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Simon Schama’s Story of Us review – not a good look for an Oxbridge professor (www.theguardian.com)
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Simon Schama’s new show is, the BBC press blurb says, a “major” series, and it bears a grand and sweeping title, the Story of Us. One always wonders to whom such weighty first-person plurals refer – the answer here is the British people, in terms of how our postwar arts and culture have shaped who we are. But the picture of us is subjective, somewhat vague and limited to just three episodes. Major series are not what they used to be.

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Simon Schama’s Story of Us aired on BBC Two and is available on iPlayer.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Simon Schama's A History of Britain documentary series is absolutely riveting. I don't know about A History of Us, but if it's anything like it, it's worth a watch. I haven't watched it yet but I will, just because the man is a masterful historian.