BBC - Days that Shook the World Series 1 (2003) Part 6 The Romanovs and the Berlin Wall

Through dramatic reconstructions, eye-witness accounts and archive footage, each episode in the “Days That Shook the World” TV series pieces together the thrilling stories of the landmarks of our time; the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the way the world thinks and acts. Days that Shook the World examines some of the most important days in history, creating a detailed and forensic analysis of 24 hours that changed the world. It covers some of the biggest themes in World history - from the history of flight, to the rise and fall of Communism. This fresh and unusual BBC production explores mankind's defining moments. A gripping anatomy of some of the most important days in history, hour by hour as they unfolded. Incisive, fascinating & dramatic, the complete series builds a compelling picture of the seismic moments in world history. From ancient Egypt to the Berlin Wall, these episodes look at events that had a lasting impact on human history, from technological breakthroughs to political tragedies. Finding new angles and putting events into historical context, the series spans centuries and continents with one common thread On each of these days, the lives of millions were changed forever. Incredible breakthroughs, acts of shocking brutality, and stories of hope form the themes of these compelling programs. This collection presents the pilot episode and complete first season of the series, including the episodes “The Wright Brothers' First Flight and the Moon Landing,” “The Assassination of Martin Luther King and the Release of Nelson Mandela,” and “Hiroshima.” All are examined through dramatic reconstruction, eye-witness accounts and archive footage, bringing them alive for young and old to relive or to discover for the first time.

Part 6 The Romanovs and the Berlin Wall

The rise of Communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall are recounted in this episode of the series. How did these events bookend the political ideology that arguably played a major role in defining world events in the 20th century? The murder of Russia's royal family marked Russia's irrevocable move from a monarchy to Communist state. Seventy years later, the fall of the Berlin Wall indicated the collapse of the ideology. This film brings the two events together and explores each day through dramatic reconstruction and archive footage. Communism was arguably born on the night of July 16th 1918 in Russia, when Tsar Nicholas II and the Romanov family faced their last stand as they were placed under house arrest while civil war raged outside. That day saw the final moments of Tsar Nicholas II, his family and servants, and the beginning of one of the most bloody periods of Russia's history. The Fall of the Berlin Wall. For decades it was a symbol of the partition of the Communist East and capitalist West. This episode tells accounts from 8 November 1989 - when the death knell sounded for communism.

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