drive-thru history Too much Dimbleby not enough depth. Part of the joy of history is learning something new or a different take on a well known story. This has neither. Might be useful to a first time visitor to the UK. Jimmy2caps2:11pm Tue 3 Jan
Rating 7.3
Unwatchable Cannot bear to watch anything using this presenter. He comes across as patronising also,somehow unpatriotic and righteous for no good reason. enough said3:34pm Mon 24 Jan
Episode 7 - Who was the medical artist? I'm looking for the name of the female artist who produced works of surgeons at work in the segment of the programme on the formation of the NHS. howie4:52am Tue 18 Jan
Pompous Dimbles Patronising, pompous, supremely irritating, lightweight presentations like this are just boring. He's worse than his dad! Can't imagine what it cost to compile this trivial superfluous sideways glance
at Britain. And the background music..... OMG!
Another BBC dud. Radicalman9:51pm Sun 21 Mar
Wouldnt it be great... if this kind of program (inculding BBC2's Wonders of the Solar system etc) was on all the time and was the dominant thing on our telly instead of a rare treat. I wonder after 5 years of that would we improve as a nation? Would chavs cave in astart eating their own in frustration? Moddy7:43pm Sun 21 Mar
1st class TV it's very hard to bring arts and history to the mass (and to a primetime show on BBC1), but David Dimbleby seems to be born for this.
I've just bought the DVD and watch the very last episode before it aired and it's probably my favorite of them all.
The series might be a bit too light in place, might not talk about Scotland enough (I didn't even noticed), but what do you expect? If you want to know more pick up a book or something. A TV series is supposed to inspire you to learn more. There's no way they can do everything in an hour.
Having said this, the visuals are beautiful and everything about it seems to be just right: the sound, the music, the epic feel of it all.
a real ***** job!!!
Well done BBC. Martha4:15pm Thu 18 Mar
Can it get any worse Seen some of last nights show and was quite taken aback by its imperialistic tone, glorying in the "greatness" of the British empire. At one point he mentioned that various cultural items had "found" their way to Britain because of the empire, as if they just migrated there themselves instead of being pillaged and ransacked and stolen.
Maybe in years to come this programme will be seen to be the last great production of anachronistic BBC history programmes. It belongs in Victorian Britain not the the 21st century. ahme12:42pm Mon 15 Mar
And so ....? This is an excellent programme, very watchable, very interesting. I am sorry about the negative comments from the so-called Celtic nations, but there you go. When they can dominate England and English culture, perhaps they could shout about it? very sore losers, on the football field, the rugby field and the battle field. Win once or twice and maybe we'll listen. Until then, crawl back into your Celtic holes and shutup!! proud to be an anglo10:14pm Sat 13 Mar
Why so much music? Is it now impossible for Dimbleby to talk without background music? It never stopped!! Part time viewer10:48pm Sun 7 Mar
well made Ok Like the comments below it is a history of England not britain and it does not go so in depth as people like simon Sharma (but it is going to be hard to sum up two hundred years in a hour program) - i think Mr Dimpleby does a very good job and for a person thats not a massive history buff like me its very good Sound78:51pm Sun 7 Mar
Poorly Presented This was well below the standard of presentation we expect os such series. Mr Dimpleby is well below par and lacks authority. Simon Sharma and the recent 'history' by Andrew Marr were much superior because of professional presentation. It was such a pity as the production values were well up to standard. Fai Comment7:26pm Sun 7 Mar
Seven Ages of England Yet another Anglocentric view of "British" culture. Not surprising but disappointing in the extreme.
Perhaps one day they will understand why this arrogance is so despised in the Celtic Fringe NRJ1:22pm Wed 24 Feb
brilliant Dumbleby swanning around on a BBC jolly under the self delusion that he is wise and cultured.
I know for a fact that you read these David, you are just posh scum. simon8:35pm Mon 22 Feb
Most Enjoyable Pleasing to see the few occasions when fee payers hard won cash is well spent Scot12:33pm Mon 15 Feb
Trailer Music What is the background music (synthesizer) playing for the trailers of Seven Ages Of Britain Soukouss8:21pm Wed 10 Feb
Oh Dear Mr Dimbleby Agree with another comment here, this as usual for "history of Britain" type programmes is actually a history of England and then later, I presume, a history of how England came to dominate Wales, Scotland and Ireland. When will the English ever learn, England is not Britain, and it most certainly is not the British Isles. moi10:36pm Tue 9 Feb
Where's the HISTORY? With ref. to Edmund & Edward the Confessor, I should have said "Anglo-Saxon kings" - not "Kings of England"! Edmund reigned over East Anglia only. Raedwald10:57am Tue 9 Feb
Where's the HISTORY? A parade of artifacts, largely devoid of context! Typical dumbing-down for a mass audience. No comment, for instance, this week (relating to Richard II's diptych) that Edmund and Edward the Confessor were not only Kings of England, but PATRON SAINTS as well. Raedwald10:27am Tue 9 Feb
A travesty ! Thousands of years of Brythonic culture dismissed in one line' Britain was a series of barbaric kingdoms until the Romans brought order. I thought the concept of all British art must be Anglo Saxon and Christian went out with the Victorians. Unbearablely flawed. Proud Pagan8:30pm Fri 5 Feb
Dimbleby forgets Celtic nations as usual Funny how all that beautiful and intricate pre-Anglo Saxon Celtic art was practically ignored. And I'm uneasy with the expression 'Roman England'. After all, England didn't exist in any shape or form during Roman occupation! Should have been called the 'Seven Ages of England'... disappointed 9:46am Thu 4 Feb
Simon Sharma eat your heart out! Fantastic! Oscar3:03pm Wed 8 Oct
No need ot wonder anymore Excellent ! Takes you step by step through the various stages of Britain in proper order !! Resolves confusion who comes first and who's whos Tricky Dicky11:33am Thu 2 Oct
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