Hannibal Barca
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 7:58 am05.21.14 WLRN PBS Ch 17 S Florida:
Hannibal
The story of Carthaginian military leader Hannibal, who led an army against Rome in the 2nd century B.C. An hour and a half of great history, no commercial interruptions. Not exactly a documentary, filmed more in a movie-like format, with some narration by the actor who played Hannibal Barca.
This was a surprise, had not seen any PBS adverts for this. It was broadcast right after a Nazi Mega Weapons installment (the ME262) so I caught the whole show.
I could not locate if/when this might be re-broadcast. If it is, it's worth a viewing. As can be expected, the actors are excellent, and it is accurate history, as clearly stated in the opening minutes.
Good write up about Hannibal on Wikipedia.
Hannibal
The story of Carthaginian military leader Hannibal, who led an army against Rome in the 2nd century B.C. An hour and a half of great history, no commercial interruptions. Not exactly a documentary, filmed more in a movie-like format, with some narration by the actor who played Hannibal Barca.
This was a surprise, had not seen any PBS adverts for this. It was broadcast right after a Nazi Mega Weapons installment (the ME262) so I caught the whole show.
I could not locate if/when this might be re-broadcast. If it is, it's worth a viewing. As can be expected, the actors are excellent, and it is accurate history, as clearly stated in the opening minutes.
Good write up about Hannibal on Wikipedia.