1929: The Great Crash - BBC2

BBC2 are showing a new documentary on the Wall Street Crash of 1929 tomorrow night at 9pm. This event was massive and had huge knock on effects.

It is very important that you fully understand the Crash for each of our exams. For Germany, it helped Hitler to seize power. It was the end of the Roaring Twenties and it shaped America until at least WW2.

If you can't watch it/record it tomorrow night it is also on Wednesday 28th Jan at 11:20pm.

1929: The Great Crash

Frost vs. Nixon DVD - Free in The Independent this Saturday!

If you buy The Independent this Saturday you will get the original Frost vs. Nixon interview on DVD for free. I think that the paper is less than £2, so this is a steal.

Make sure that you grab a copy. The new film (see last post) is based on the true story behind this legendary interview.

The Independent Free DVD

They are also starting a series of booklets on the life of each US President and you get the first one in the paper as well.

As if that wasn't enough, you can even read the paper (The Independent is a quality broadsheet) and this will help with your Citizenship exam (current affairs). A lot of educational bang for your buck (or £2)!

Frost/Nixon - Out next week!

In what is fast shaping up to be a 'History Movie Week', Frost/Nixon is released in cinemas next week as well.



Again this film looks very good. It tells the story of our own David Frost interviewing Richard Nixion after the Watergate scandal.

Watergate Scandal

Questions on this have come up in previous year's papers and you can always fit it into the longer extended question on American society.

It is rated 15.

I have a DVD of the original interviews and I will bring this in to share with you. Be thinking about what happened and why this event had such a big impact on American politics still to this day.

Valkyrie - Out 23rd Jan!

This film looks ace and has direct relevance to our course. It's been delayed for some time and it feels like I've been telling pupils about it 'coming out soon' for years.

Check out the trailer...



It tells the story of the plot to kill Hitler towards the end of WWII. Members of the German Army knew that the war was lost and hoped to kill Hitler and end the war quickly.

The film will be good for looking at the 'Germany during WWII' topic. The main learning point about this area is the idea that at first life for German people at home was fairly good at the start of the war. This was when Germany was winning. However after 1942, things started going badly for Germany in the war and this had a knock on effect on the home front. By 1945 many German cities were in ruins and the German people were suffering terrible hardships.

Anyway, the film is out soon and is rated 12A, so don't waste your pocket money on High School Musical 3 and watch this instead!

www.valkyrie-the-movie.co.uk

Sale History Bargains!

I have just spotted a couple of the films we used in Y10 at very low prices on DVD.

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

You all loved this one last year and it is an excellent way to revise Nazi Germany. It is (mostly) historically accurate and covers the rise of the Nazis very well. It is rated 12 (despite the website saying it is an 18).

Only £3.99 at the moment from www.play.com!

Downfall

We didn't get chance to see all of this one last year (I was a bit mean on videos) but it is also excellent. Covers the last weeks of Hitler's life and the end of Nazi Germany.

Only £2.99 on www.play.com!

Theses are all free delivery from www.play.com but they may well be available from other websites (possibly even cheaper).

A good way to revise and a much better use of pocket money than McFly CDs (I think you will agree).

Back in Action!

After the mocks and coursework time, the blog is back by popular demand.

Over the next 6 months, especially after Christmas, I will be posting regular updates on here relating to the lessons.

Deadlines now...


The dreaded 'Deadline Demon'!

* Swinging 60s first draft before the Christmas break.
* Jack the Ripper by the end of January 2009.

I will mark the 60s and return for improvements after Christmas.

Well done Y11 on some smashing mock exam results and keep up the good work!

The Swinging Sixties

Here is the link to a good (but a bit basic) introduction to the 'Swinging Sixties'. Try to add extra information to your coursework, that is not contained in the booklets.

UKTV History 'Swinging Sixties' pages