Simon Schama’s The Story of Us, starting tonight on BBC2 at 9pm.
“warm, fluent, joyously surprising.” The Times
“This fantastic three parter about the role the arts play in bringing us together amid ever-widening social division.” Observer
“As a love letter to ‘the bottomless creativity of our culture,’ it is unstinting and frequently inspiring.” Financial Times
In this excellent three part series Simon Schama explores how art and culture has captured the transformation of British society since 1945. With informed contributors ranging from Cliff Richard, Ali Smith and Jarvis Cocker, it’s been a joy to do the Final Post Production on this insightful series produced by Oxford Films.
