The future of history in the UK

Looking back, it's safe to say that uk-produced history programming was booming in 2000. Producers were tapping into newly available technologies and creating innovative ways to tell stories from the past - and they were drawing big audiences. But, as quickly as programs started to illustrate history with expensive dramatizations (such as Elizabeth), impressive cgi recreations (like the bbc's Pompeii) and reality-style formats (Wall to Wall's 1900 House), some producers and broadcasters began to sense the market had become oversaturated with cheaper reproductions, and disillusioned audiences began to disappear.

November 1, 2006

Looking back, it's safe to say that uk-produced history programming was booming in 2000. Producers were tapping into newly available technologies and creating innovative ways to tell stories from the past - and they were drawing big audiences. But, as quickly as programs started to illustrate history with expensive dramatizations (such as Elizabeth), impressive cgi recreations (like the bbc's Pompeii) and reality-style formats (Wall to Wall's 1900 House), some producers and broadcasters began to sense the market had become oversaturated with cheaper reproductions, and disillusioned audiences began to disappear.