Great Britons

Synopsis: Portraits of famous personalties in British history.
1: Nelson was a hero in his own lifetime due to his series of victories against the French. He died splendidly on his own flagship at the hight of his greatest triumph.
2: Cook, a visionary and a businessman, Cook was one of the greatest opportunitsts of the Victorian era. He created a dream world of travel for the common man.
3: Born with every advantage, Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing. She had to struggle until she was 33 before she was allowed to set up her now famous field hospital at Scutari.
4: Robert Burns: From the deeply split Scottish culture of his day, Burns welded together poetry that has no equal for vigour and individuality.
5 (producer Malcolm Brown): David Lloyd George’s life from childhood in Wales through his career as a lawyer, politician, Chancellor and Prime Minister.
6: Churchill, an impoverished young soldier rescued from obscurity by war, became the virtual ruler of his country.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 60 min.
Year of production: 1978
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Notes: Broadcast on the BBC from 25/7/78.
Subjects: History
Keywords: biographies; Burns, Robert; Churchill, John; Cook, Thomas; Lloyd George, David; Nelson, Horatio; Nightingale, Florence

Title: Horatio Nelson
Synopsis: 1: Nelson was a hero in his own lifetime due to his series of victories against the French. He died splendidly on his own flagship at the hight of his greatest triumph.
Title: Thomas Cook and Son
Synopsis: 2: Cook, a visionary and a businessman, Cook was one of the greatest opportunitsts of the Victorian era. He created a dream world of travel for the common man.
Title: Florence Nightingale
Synopsis: 3: Born with every advantage, Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing. She had to struggle until she was 33 before she was allowed to set up her now famous field hospital at Scutari.
Title: Robert Burns
Synopsis: 4: Robert Burns: From the deeply split Scottish culture of his day, Burns welded together poetry that has no equal for vigour and individuality.
Title: David Lloyd George
Synopsis: 5 (producer Malcolm Brown): David Lloyd George's life from childhood in Wales through his career as a lawyer, politician, Chancellor and Prime Minister.
Title: John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
Synopsis: 6: Churchill, an impoverished young soldier rescued from obscurity by war, became the virtual ruler of his country.

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