Thursday, April 30, 2020

A review of Ken Burns’ “The Vietnam War” (PBS)

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“ ♪ How many roads must a man walk down, Before they can call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail, Before she sleeps in the...
Friday, April 24, 2020

A review of “The Irish Rebellion 1916” (PBS)

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“In every generation the Irish people have asserted their right to national freedom and sovereignty; six times during the past three hundr...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

A review of “Civilizations”

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A modern series inspired by Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation” (which aired in 1969) … Before watching this program, I knew next to nothi...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

A review of “Athens: The Dawn of Democracy”

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“Sparta, Athens , Rome, and Carthage were all republics; two of them, Athens and Carthage, of the commercial kind. Yet were they as often...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

A review of PBS's “Influenza 1918” (American Experience)

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“I had a little bird Whose name was Enza, I opened the door and ‘ in-flew-Enza .’ ” – A popular ditty sung by children, at the time t...
Monday, March 23, 2020

A review of “The Plague” (History Channel)

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The greatest outbreak of disease in recorded human history (the Black Death) … It is still the greatest outbreak of disease in recorded ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

A review of Dan Snow’s “How the Celts Saved Britain” (BBC)

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Every year on the 17th of March, Christians around the world celebrate “St. Patrick’s Day,” particularly if they are of  Irish  descent. ...