History shows

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  1. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    What are some good history shows on Netflix? Preferably documentary style but suggestions accepted for historical dramas too.

    Just finished "Empire of the Tsars" with Lucy Worsley; she is an awesome presenter. Wish I could watch something else narrated by her.

    Watched some of Oliver Stone's new "Untold History of the US" last night; it was ok. It has his typical leftist slant obviously but it served to give me a history fix
     
  2. Jimmy the Saint

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    Ken Burns' Prohibition.

    Good to hear about "Empire of the Tsars." Will be watching that soon.
     
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  3. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    Let me know if you agree about the presenter. By the end I felt like I could listen to her read the phone book; not sure if that was just me

    Re: Ken Burns, never taken the plunge on any of his but definitely wanted to. You say start with Prohibition over Baseball, Civil War, National Parks?
     
  4. Jimmy the Saint

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    Civil War is really good too. I have not watched Baseball or National Parks yet. Prohibition is pretty short (3 eps) so it's a good one to start with to get a feel for him.

    There a few others from him on Netflix as well (one on the Roosevelts off the top of my head).
     
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  5. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    3 eps sound great. Wanted to watch baseball and civil war for a long time but they're just such an undertaking
     
  6. Kevintensity

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    I think what you're looking for is the curse of oak island on discovery channel
     
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  8. The Banks

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    That show is so annoying to watch.
     
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    I tried once and it looks like they are searching something that they'll never find. Could be wrong
     
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  10. Jimmy the Saint

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    I don't know what kind of British accent she has (Wiki says she's from Reading :idk: ) but I would enjoy her presenting other things.
     
  11. Magneto

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  12. JonathanCoachman

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    She (Lucy) has a lot that are easily accessible on YouTube. It's hard not to have an improved mood after watching one of her docs. Her lisp is quite delightful and the way she says "Charlotte" gets me everytime.
     
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  13. Ray McKigney

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    Just started empire of the tsars. I watch a lot of BBC and history channel docs on YouTube.
     
  14. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    There a certain Youtube channel you'd recommend, or how do you find the ones you watch?