Italian and Italian-language Films
Examining Nazi German ideology and attitude to art and culture in “Hitler’s Big Fear – The Trial of Degenerate Art”
Simona Risi, “Hitler’s Big Fear – The Trial of Degenerate Art” (2026) Centred on a
Tag: History Documentaries
German and German-language Films
Riefenstahl: portrait of an artist as a manipulative liar in denial of reality
Andres Veiel, “Riefenstahl” (2024) Gaining access to 700 boxes of archives of the work of
French and French-language Films
The Egypt Code Breakers: a fascinating documentary on the deciphering of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
Jacques Plaisant, “The Egypt Code Breakers” (2022) A fascinating tale in itself, told in a
Why didn’t the Romans conquer Scotland? – a lively investigation of imperial Roman limits
Dr Garrett Ryan, “Why didn’t the Romans conquer Scotland?” (Toldinstone, 18 June 2022) Generations of
Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and the Greek Myths: the prosaic truth behind real monsters and mythical monsters
Garrett Ryan, “Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and the Greek Myths” (Toldinstone, 21 August 2021) Part of a
Why the Sparta you know never existed: a militaristic culture stereotype revealed as no different from landed gentry
Garrett Ryan, “Why the Sparta you know never existed” (Toldinstone, 8 April 2022) Classical Sparta
How did Roman Aqueducts work? – an entertaining introduction to Roman engineering prowess and its support of Roman culture and values
Garrett Ryan, “How did Roman Aqueducts work?” (Toldinstone, 19 March 2022) At last historian Dr
British Films | Eastern European Films
The horrors behind the beauty of a memorial site in “Europe’s Unknown Death Camp – Jasenovac – Croatia – WWII”
Graham Phillips, “Europe’s Unknown Death Camp – Jasenovac – Croatia – WWII” (22 April 2021)
Were the Romans Close to an Industrial Revolution? (Part 2): a lesson and a warning to post-industrial societies
Garrett Ryan, “Were the Romans Close to an Industrial Revolution? (Part 2)” (Toldinstone, 5 March
Were the Romans Close to an Industrial Revolution? (Part 1): evidence that Ancient Rome was a pre-industrial society
Garrett Ryan, “Were the Romans Close to an Industrial Revolution? (Part 1)” (Toldinstone, 26 February