Living history series - with their expert-authenticated clothing, period-specific living quarters and average Joe cast members - are breathing new life into history programming. The format, which blends serious research of the past with live action, is popular with TV viewers for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the 'you-are-there' immediacy more often ascribed to the likes of Big Brother and Survivor.
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