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The Real Da Vinci Code
The existence and the identity of the Holy Grail is one of the most enduring mysteries of all time. Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' claims to be based on much research and fact, revealing the existence of a hitherto secret organisation supposedly set up to protect the Grail in the 11th Century. It identifies Leonardo Da Vinci as one of the few in history who are in on the secret - one that can only be revealed in code.
In this programme, originally shown on Channel 4, Tony Robinson goes on his own personal Grail hunt in this entertaining but thoughtful inquiry. Travelling to the Middle East, France, Spain, Italy, America and Glastonbury, he gradually strips away the layers of myth to arrive at his own extraordinary conclusion.
The existence and the identity of the Holy Grail is one of the most enduring mysteries of all time. Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' claims to be based on much research and fact, revealing the existence of a hitherto secret organisation supposedly set up to protect the Grail in the 11th Century. It identifies Leonardo Da Vinci as one of the few in history who are in on the secret - one that can only be revealed in code.
In this programme, originally shown on Channel 4, Tony Robinson goes on his own personal Grail hunt in this entertaining but thoughtful inquiry. Travelling to the Middle East, France, Spain, Italy, America and Glastonbury, he gradually strips away the layers of myth to arrive at his own extraordinary conclusion.
Grenfell: The First 24 Hours
As the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster approaches, we hear the survivors' stories. Using eyewitness accounts, the documentary pieces together the timeline of the tragic events which led to the deaths of 72 people.
Contains sights and sounds which some viewers may find distressing.
As the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster approaches, we hear the survivors' stories. Using eyewitness accounts, the documentary pieces together the timeline of the tragic events which led to the deaths of 72 people.
Contains sights and sounds which some viewers may find distressing.
Keeping Up Appearances (Series 1; 1990)
Daddy's Accident
The first episode of the classic British sitcom about eccentric and snobbish middle class social climber Hyacinth Bucket (who insists, wrongly, that her name is pronounced "bouquet") and her long-suffering husband Richard. Hyacinth's attempts to prove her social superiority are constantly hampered by her slobbish lower class extended family.
Hyacinth is stunned when her less-than-well-off sisters Daisy and Rose inform her that their father has been taken to the hospital. Hyacinth is even more stunned however when she finds out why he was taken there.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ve137
The New Vicar
Hyacinth's plans to have the vicar and his wife over for a formal afternoon tea are squashed when her sister Daisy and Onslow come to her house informing her that Daddy had been kidnapped by a gypsy. Then, to make matters worse, Rose arrives, on her way to her own funeral.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5udtpv
Stately Home
After an eventful visit at Daddy's, Hyacinth and Richard visit a stately home where they wait to catch a glimpse of the residing family. But Hyacinth's attempts to attract her ladyship's eye and impress fellow visitors are stifled when Daisy, Onslow and Rose turn up!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5udtpw
Daddy's Accident
The first episode of the classic British sitcom about eccentric and snobbish middle class social climber Hyacinth Bucket (who insists, wrongly, that her name is pronounced "bouquet") and her long-suffering husband Richard. Hyacinth's attempts to prove her social superiority are constantly hampered by her slobbish lower class extended family.
Hyacinth is stunned when her less-than-well-off sisters Daisy and Rose inform her that their father has been taken to the hospital. Hyacinth is even more stunned however when she finds out why he was taken there.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ve137
The New Vicar
Hyacinth's plans to have the vicar and his wife over for a formal afternoon tea are squashed when her sister Daisy and Onslow come to her house informing her that Daddy had been kidnapped by a gypsy. Then, to make matters worse, Rose arrives, on her way to her own funeral.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5udtpv
Stately Home
After an eventful visit at Daddy's, Hyacinth and Richard visit a stately home where they wait to catch a glimpse of the residing family. But Hyacinth's attempts to attract her ladyship's eye and impress fellow visitors are stifled when Daisy, Onslow and Rose turn up!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5udtpw
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Hamilton v Saskatchewan ~ CFL
at half time, Tim Hicks sang:
Tim Hicks Lyrics
"Stronger Beer"
We eat Smarties, you eat M&M's
And you think all our money looks pretend
Ya, we got Bryan Adams, but, hey, you got Bruce Springsteen
But we can drink in bars when we're just nineteen
Yeah
You got Brad Pitt, we got Keanu Reeves
But we got the best lake fishing you best believe (hell, yeah!)
Yeah, you make fun of us 'cause we spell "colour" with a "U"
You think you’re all that Mister Red, White and Blue
We say "Eh?", you say "Y'all."
Ya we both got pro football,
'cept we got bigger balls and a longer field, and one less down.
We say "zed", you say "zee"
Sure we watch all your TV
You got stronger army down there, but, man, up here
We got stronger beer
You got Dunkin’ Donuts we got Timmy’s
We got more land, but, bro, you got more cities
You sure love the NFL, MLB and the NBA
but to the great white North hockey is the only game
We say "Eh?", you say "Y'all."
Ya we both got pro football,
'cept we got bigger balls and a longer field, and one less down.
We say "zed", you say "zee"
Sure we watch all your TV
You got stronger army down there, but, man, up here
We got stronger beer
So here's to you, my southern neighbor
All kiddin' aside
It takes me six beers to get pissed drunk,
but for you it takes nine.
Sucker!
We say "Eh?", you say "Y'all."
Ya we both got pro football,
'cept we got bigger balls and a longer field, and one less down.
We say "zed", you say "zee"
Sure we watch all your TV
You got stronger army down there, but, man, up here
We got stronger beer
Yeah, we got got stronger beer!
Whoa, we got stronger beer!
Yeah, we do, baby
and he added the words = "we got universal health care"
Kool!!!
at half time, Tim Hicks sang:
Tim Hicks Lyrics
"Stronger Beer"
We eat Smarties, you eat M&M's
And you think all our money looks pretend
Ya, we got Bryan Adams, but, hey, you got Bruce Springsteen
But we can drink in bars when we're just nineteen
Yeah
You got Brad Pitt, we got Keanu Reeves
But we got the best lake fishing you best believe (hell, yeah!)
Yeah, you make fun of us 'cause we spell "colour" with a "U"
You think you’re all that Mister Red, White and Blue
We say "Eh?", you say "Y'all."
Ya we both got pro football,
'cept we got bigger balls and a longer field, and one less down.
We say "zed", you say "zee"
Sure we watch all your TV
You got stronger army down there, but, man, up here
We got stronger beer
You got Dunkin’ Donuts we got Timmy’s
We got more land, but, bro, you got more cities
You sure love the NFL, MLB and the NBA
but to the great white North hockey is the only game
We say "Eh?", you say "Y'all."
Ya we both got pro football,
'cept we got bigger balls and a longer field, and one less down.
We say "zed", you say "zee"
Sure we watch all your TV
You got stronger army down there, but, man, up here
We got stronger beer
So here's to you, my southern neighbor
All kiddin' aside
It takes me six beers to get pissed drunk,
but for you it takes nine.
Sucker!
We say "Eh?", you say "Y'all."
Ya we both got pro football,
'cept we got bigger balls and a longer field, and one less down.
We say "zed", you say "zee"
Sure we watch all your TV
You got stronger army down there, but, man, up here
We got stronger beer
Yeah, we got got stronger beer!
Whoa, we got stronger beer!
Yeah, we do, baby
and he added the words = "we got universal health care"
Kool!!!
Russia with Simon Reeve
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary three-part journey across the world's largest country.
Episode 1
Setting out amongst the active, snow-capped volcanoes of Kamchatka, over 4,000 miles from Moscow, Simon explores one of the remotest regions of the country. The population of Russia's far east has fallen dramatically in recent years but, travelling by chopper and skidoo, Simon finds indigenous reindeer herders who are still eking out a fragile existence in this spectacular but inhospitable wilderness.
Despite an exodus of Russians moving west, the government is trying to maintain a grip on its eastern territories. In the port city of Vladivostok, Simon visits a newly built mega casino, designed to attract high rollers and tourists from neighbouring China. Russia's far east is full of natural resources, including huge amounts of timber from the vast Boreal Forest. Deep in the forest, Simon meets the inspirational conservationist who has created a sanctuary for the country's most iconic predator, the giant Amur tiger. Their habitat is threatened by illegal logging. It is a sensitive story involving political corruption, and throughout his stay Simon is followed and harassed by the authorities, finally being forced to leave the area. It is a powerful reminder of Russia's authoritarian and corrupt system.
Simon heads north, travelling on treacherous ice roads to Yakutsk, a city south of the Arctic Circle that is built entirely on permafrost. This vast layer of frozen earth is melting and Simon ends his journey on the rim of a giant crater that has emerged in the Siberian landscape.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x62f5yr
Episode 2
The second leg of Simon Reeve's tour of modern-day Russia begins in Siberia and takes him to Russia's far south west and the majestic Caucasus Mountains.
From Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake on Earth, Simon takes the Trans-Siberian Railway to the city of Krasnoyarsk, the scene of brutal violence in the 1990s, and now the location of a cafe paying homage to Vladimir Putin.
Simon is introduced to a Siberian community that worships a former traffic cop they believe to be the reincarnation of Christ. Along with a rare interview with the messiah himself, Simon meets some of the daughters of his followers being educated to become future brides of worthy men.
After encounters with Tuvan throat singers and Cossack street patrols, Simon visits Dagestan, a largely Muslim region that has been scarred by jihadist violence. He meets security forces who use highly trained dogs to tackle the terrorist threat, and villagers attempting to keep their ancient tightrope-walking traditions alive.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x63dwfw
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary three-part journey across the world's largest country.
Episode 1
Setting out amongst the active, snow-capped volcanoes of Kamchatka, over 4,000 miles from Moscow, Simon explores one of the remotest regions of the country. The population of Russia's far east has fallen dramatically in recent years but, travelling by chopper and skidoo, Simon finds indigenous reindeer herders who are still eking out a fragile existence in this spectacular but inhospitable wilderness.
Despite an exodus of Russians moving west, the government is trying to maintain a grip on its eastern territories. In the port city of Vladivostok, Simon visits a newly built mega casino, designed to attract high rollers and tourists from neighbouring China. Russia's far east is full of natural resources, including huge amounts of timber from the vast Boreal Forest. Deep in the forest, Simon meets the inspirational conservationist who has created a sanctuary for the country's most iconic predator, the giant Amur tiger. Their habitat is threatened by illegal logging. It is a sensitive story involving political corruption, and throughout his stay Simon is followed and harassed by the authorities, finally being forced to leave the area. It is a powerful reminder of Russia's authoritarian and corrupt system.
Simon heads north, travelling on treacherous ice roads to Yakutsk, a city south of the Arctic Circle that is built entirely on permafrost. This vast layer of frozen earth is melting and Simon ends his journey on the rim of a giant crater that has emerged in the Siberian landscape.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x62f5yr
Episode 2
The second leg of Simon Reeve's tour of modern-day Russia begins in Siberia and takes him to Russia's far south west and the majestic Caucasus Mountains.
From Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake on Earth, Simon takes the Trans-Siberian Railway to the city of Krasnoyarsk, the scene of brutal violence in the 1990s, and now the location of a cafe paying homage to Vladimir Putin.
Simon is introduced to a Siberian community that worships a former traffic cop they believe to be the reincarnation of Christ. Along with a rare interview with the messiah himself, Simon meets some of the daughters of his followers being educated to become future brides of worthy men.
After encounters with Tuvan throat singers and Cossack street patrols, Simon visits Dagestan, a largely Muslim region that has been scarred by jihadist violence. He meets security forces who use highly trained dogs to tackle the terrorist threat, and villagers attempting to keep their ancient tightrope-walking traditions alive.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x63dwfw
Shaun Ryder on UFOs
Episode 1: Caught On Tape
Shaun Ryder, the frontman of Manchester rockers Happy Mondays, saw his first UFO aged 15 whilst walking to a bus stop in Salford at 6:45am one morning in 1978.
Just a few months later, also whilst waiting at a bus stop in Salford one evening, he saw hundreds of mystery lights overhead and thought Earth was being invaded.
Since then, Ryder has been obsessed with UFOs.
In this series, the singer investigates reports of people who claim to have had close encounters with aliens, beginning with a 2012 incident in Chile in which seven people saw a UFO.
Episode 1: Caught On Tape
Shaun Ryder, the frontman of Manchester rockers Happy Mondays, saw his first UFO aged 15 whilst walking to a bus stop in Salford at 6:45am one morning in 1978.
Just a few months later, also whilst waiting at a bus stop in Salford one evening, he saw hundreds of mystery lights overhead and thought Earth was being invaded.
Since then, Ryder has been obsessed with UFOs.
In this series, the singer investigates reports of people who claim to have had close encounters with aliens, beginning with a 2012 incident in Chile in which seven people saw a UFO.
Eight Go Rallying: The Road to Saigon (2018 )
In an exhilarating four-part BBC series, four celebrity duos put their driving skills and relationships to the test as they join in on a part of the Endurance Rally Association's Road to Saigon in a fleet of classic cars. Each of the celebrity duos sports a range of skills and they start their adventure in bespoke rally-prepped cars: broadcasting legend Noel Edmonds and his wife Liz drive a classic MGB GT; husband and wife Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet; EastEnders) and Shirlie Kemp (Wham!) drive a 1972 Mini; restaurateur and food broadcaster Andi Oliver and her TV presenter daughter Miquita Oliver have the oldest car - a 1959 Morris Minor; and friends Tinchy Stryder (rapper) and Jordan Stephens (Rizzle Kicks) have been given a Hillman Imp.
From Chiang Mai in northern Thailand through Cambodia and Vietnam, their challenge is to drive over 3,000km, through some of the least-explored areas of the region and taking on some of the most challenging roads in the world. Over 12 days, the series captures all the laughs, beautiful landscapes and inevitable drama of this truly unique journey revealing if the celebrity ralliers have got what it takes to make it all the way to the finish line. To be in with a chance of getting to the finishing line, they have to work closely in their driver/navigator pairs finding their way using a Tulip Map and try to keep their cool when engines fail and cars break down. The ralliers also have a chance to soak up the sights and sounds of this part of the world and reflect on its recent past.
In the first episode, the celebrity pairs are plunged straight into the busy rush hour of northern Thailand's biggest city, Chiang Mai, with only an obscure Tulip Map to guide them onto the open roads and up over the phenomenally steep Chae Son Hills. This once-in-a-lifetime experience tests the teams, and their cars, to the limit.
Watch it here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6sbkdp
The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan (2018 )
Episode 3: Albania
BBC comedy travel documentary series in the same vein as Karl Pilkington's An Idiot Abroad.
Romesh Ranganathan is a British comedian and TV presenter whose idea of a nice trip away is two weeks in the Algarve. In this three-part series, he is travelling way beyond his comfort zone and the world of complimentary breakfast buffets to some of the most unlikely places on earth for a holiday. Hosted by locals and fully immersed in the local culture, Romesh gets an eye-opening, and at times heart-stopping, insider's guide to countries that are big on natural beauty, character and charm.
In this episode, Romesh travels to Albania to get an insider's guide to the country and to find out whether his own preconceptions about the Eastern European outpost are right. From a brief glance at an atlas, Albania has everything - beaches on the same coastline as Greece and Croatia, hills to trek in and stunning mountains. But for some reason all the average Brit knows about Albania is the old black and white clips from the communist era - and most of those have been mistaken for clips shot in Moscow.
On arrival, Romesh does indeed discover a country that is bleak and miserable, but then again it is raining, and even his native Crawley seems a bit lacklustre in the rain. Guided by local TV presenter and journalist Erjona Rusi, Romesh is taken on a whistle-stop tour of the country. He visits the beaches (apparently stunning in the summer, but when Ramesh arrives it is -10 degrees) and is hosted on a unique homestay in a beautiful isolated shepherds' village, where he is sent out on overnight wolf patrol and then embarks on a treacherous seven-hour journey into the mountains.
Along the way, Romesh tries to discover why Albania has remained a stubbornly unfashionable holiday destination, while many other formerly communist nations have leapt ahead. Romesh meets those at the extremes of this unique country, from the rural farmers to the billionaire playboys who live in the cities next to supermodels. He ends up with sheep poo mysteriously smeared across his back and, in a move he will doubtless come to regret, a tattoo emblazoned across his forearm. He finds a people desperate to throw off their reputation as the home of eastern mafia gangs, lots of Raki and a level of hospitality that he describes as 'second to none' as he gets an insider's guide to Albania.
Watch it here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6oucbl
In an exhilarating four-part BBC series, four celebrity duos put their driving skills and relationships to the test as they join in on a part of the Endurance Rally Association's Road to Saigon in a fleet of classic cars. Each of the celebrity duos sports a range of skills and they start their adventure in bespoke rally-prepped cars: broadcasting legend Noel Edmonds and his wife Liz drive a classic MGB GT; husband and wife Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet; EastEnders) and Shirlie Kemp (Wham!) drive a 1972 Mini; restaurateur and food broadcaster Andi Oliver and her TV presenter daughter Miquita Oliver have the oldest car - a 1959 Morris Minor; and friends Tinchy Stryder (rapper) and Jordan Stephens (Rizzle Kicks) have been given a Hillman Imp.
From Chiang Mai in northern Thailand through Cambodia and Vietnam, their challenge is to drive over 3,000km, through some of the least-explored areas of the region and taking on some of the most challenging roads in the world. Over 12 days, the series captures all the laughs, beautiful landscapes and inevitable drama of this truly unique journey revealing if the celebrity ralliers have got what it takes to make it all the way to the finish line. To be in with a chance of getting to the finishing line, they have to work closely in their driver/navigator pairs finding their way using a Tulip Map and try to keep their cool when engines fail and cars break down. The ralliers also have a chance to soak up the sights and sounds of this part of the world and reflect on its recent past.
In the first episode, the celebrity pairs are plunged straight into the busy rush hour of northern Thailand's biggest city, Chiang Mai, with only an obscure Tulip Map to guide them onto the open roads and up over the phenomenally steep Chae Son Hills. This once-in-a-lifetime experience tests the teams, and their cars, to the limit.
Watch it here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6sbkdp
The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan (2018 )
Episode 3: Albania
BBC comedy travel documentary series in the same vein as Karl Pilkington's An Idiot Abroad.
Romesh Ranganathan is a British comedian and TV presenter whose idea of a nice trip away is two weeks in the Algarve. In this three-part series, he is travelling way beyond his comfort zone and the world of complimentary breakfast buffets to some of the most unlikely places on earth for a holiday. Hosted by locals and fully immersed in the local culture, Romesh gets an eye-opening, and at times heart-stopping, insider's guide to countries that are big on natural beauty, character and charm.
In this episode, Romesh travels to Albania to get an insider's guide to the country and to find out whether his own preconceptions about the Eastern European outpost are right. From a brief glance at an atlas, Albania has everything - beaches on the same coastline as Greece and Croatia, hills to trek in and stunning mountains. But for some reason all the average Brit knows about Albania is the old black and white clips from the communist era - and most of those have been mistaken for clips shot in Moscow.
On arrival, Romesh does indeed discover a country that is bleak and miserable, but then again it is raining, and even his native Crawley seems a bit lacklustre in the rain. Guided by local TV presenter and journalist Erjona Rusi, Romesh is taken on a whistle-stop tour of the country. He visits the beaches (apparently stunning in the summer, but when Ramesh arrives it is -10 degrees) and is hosted on a unique homestay in a beautiful isolated shepherds' village, where he is sent out on overnight wolf patrol and then embarks on a treacherous seven-hour journey into the mountains.
Along the way, Romesh tries to discover why Albania has remained a stubbornly unfashionable holiday destination, while many other formerly communist nations have leapt ahead. Romesh meets those at the extremes of this unique country, from the rural farmers to the billionaire playboys who live in the cities next to supermodels. He ends up with sheep poo mysteriously smeared across his back and, in a move he will doubtless come to regret, a tattoo emblazoned across his forearm. He finds a people desperate to throw off their reputation as the home of eastern mafia gangs, lots of Raki and a level of hospitality that he describes as 'second to none' as he gets an insider's guide to Albania.
Watch it here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6oucbl
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I'm watching this new British sitcom it comes out on DVD.
Karl Pilkington, the comedian famous for his comedy travel shows An Idiot Abroad and The Moaning of Life, has co-written (along with Richard Yee, who directs this new show and directed An Idiot Abroad and The Moaning of Life) and stars in this new sitcom, Sick of It.
The series is set around Ladbroke Grove in London and follows Karl, a down on his luck taxi driver who has broken up with his girlfriend, moved in with his elderly auntie, and is struggling to get his life back on track. Karl's closest companion is the voice in his head, a crotchety, misanthropic alter ego who takes the form of his double – it's the uncensored true version of Karl that says what he really thinks without the risk of offending others. As Karl attempts to move on from the break up and sort out his life, the voice in his head appears periodically to guide, criticise and dispense his unorthodox philosophy of life.
Karl Pilkington, the comedian famous for his comedy travel shows An Idiot Abroad and The Moaning of Life, has co-written (along with Richard Yee, who directs this new show and directed An Idiot Abroad and The Moaning of Life) and stars in this new sitcom, Sick of It.
The series is set around Ladbroke Grove in London and follows Karl, a down on his luck taxi driver who has broken up with his girlfriend, moved in with his elderly auntie, and is struggling to get his life back on track. Karl's closest companion is the voice in his head, a crotchety, misanthropic alter ego who takes the form of his double – it's the uncensored true version of Karl that says what he really thinks without the risk of offending others. As Karl attempts to move on from the break up and sort out his life, the voice in his head appears periodically to guide, criticise and dispense his unorthodox philosophy of life.
I was watching the MMWI but it turned out to be a complete waste of my time as I am not one step closer to understanding what it is about as it appears the speakers have another agenda that does not so much as touch upon the reason for being there. And they wonder why the inquiry is going nowhere.
Solving 9-11 constitutes the ultimate fearless treatment of the subject of the 9/11 attacks. Christopher Bollyn has performed the highest act of journalistic heroism—by calling out perhaps the most powerful and sadistic Mob masquerading as the most sacred of sacred cows in human history. Further, he has done so succinctly, with clear, passionate writing.
I never get tired of watching this movie narrated by none other or who better, than Woody Harrelson.
Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment
Episode 1: Feud Glorious Feud
Former Blackadder star Tony Robinson embarks on a journey exploring the origins of British justice, and the punishments awaiting criminals who fell foul of it.
This first programme examines the surprisingly sophisticated series of laws established by King Alfred in the first millennium AD, when Anglo-Saxon family feuds often ended in bloodshed.
Episode 2: Guilty As Charred
The presenter discovers how a turbulent 150 years left Britain with professional judges, trial by jury and a set of laws for the entire country. He visits a town where Norman ideas inspired punishments for modern-day Asbo offenders, and finds out how a muddy field in Surrey changed international legal history.
Episode 3: New King on the Block
The battle over freedom of speech and how the monarch finally lost its power, and its head. As crucial as the Magna Carta, the introduction of the Bill of Rights in 1688 saw Parliament and politicians now assume complete domination over the monarchy for good.
Episode 4: Have I Got Noose for You
The presenter concludes his series looking at the origins of the British judicial system, investigating how decisive political power was finally handed over to the voting majority, and examining the industrious 18th century - a time when property was king, and more than 200 offences could result in capital punishment.
Episode 1: Feud Glorious Feud
Former Blackadder star Tony Robinson embarks on a journey exploring the origins of British justice, and the punishments awaiting criminals who fell foul of it.
This first programme examines the surprisingly sophisticated series of laws established by King Alfred in the first millennium AD, when Anglo-Saxon family feuds often ended in bloodshed.
Episode 2: Guilty As Charred
The presenter discovers how a turbulent 150 years left Britain with professional judges, trial by jury and a set of laws for the entire country. He visits a town where Norman ideas inspired punishments for modern-day Asbo offenders, and finds out how a muddy field in Surrey changed international legal history.
Episode 3: New King on the Block
The battle over freedom of speech and how the monarch finally lost its power, and its head. As crucial as the Magna Carta, the introduction of the Bill of Rights in 1688 saw Parliament and politicians now assume complete domination over the monarchy for good.
Episode 4: Have I Got Noose for You
The presenter concludes his series looking at the origins of the British judicial system, investigating how decisive political power was finally handed over to the voting majority, and examining the industrious 18th century - a time when property was king, and more than 200 offences could result in capital punishment.
Haven't watched it yet but it's on my to do list.
I never get tired of watching this movie narrated by none other or who better, than Woody Harrelson.