Simon Schama's History of Now - Season 1 - Eps 1: Truth and Democracy
Simon opens the film with Picasso’s Guernica. Painted in 1937, in response to the bombing of a small town by the Nazis in the Spanish Civil War, no work of art has so powerfully captured the true horror of civilian bombings. Ever since, Picasso’s masterpiece has stood as a testament to the power of art to preserve the historical record and to speak truth to power.
About Simon Schama's History of Now
Title: Simon Schama's History of Now
First Air Date: 2022-11-27
Last Air Date: 2022-12-11
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 3
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
In his most personal project to date, Simon Schama looks back at the dramatic history that has played out in his lifetime. Best known for writing history, he has lived a fair bit of it too. Born in 1945, on the night of the bombing of Dresden, Simon grew up as part of a generation determined to rebuild the world from the ashes of war. In this film, he reveals the stories of artists and writers who have been at the forefront of the fight for truth and democracy, often at great personal cost.
Cast
Simon Schama
Self - Presenter
