| Timewatch | |
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Timewatch Title Card |
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| Format | History documentary |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 min. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (approx. ) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Picture format | Originally PAL, later 576i (1998-2001 anamorphic 16:9, pre-1998 4:3) |
| Original run | 1981 – present |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Timewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical subjects, spanning all human history. 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for the Cinematography technique of capturing a Widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Produced by the BBC, the Timewatch brandname is used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can be found on US cable channels (like Discovery Times or The History Channel International) without the branding. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Investigation Discovery (abbreviated as ID) is a Digital cable channel owned by Discovery Communications. History International is a Digital cable, and Satellite television channel that features historical Documentaries with an international focus
The 2006 season included programmes on Genghis Khan, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, SOE agent Noor Inayat Khan, The Warsaw Uprising of 1944, and the Gunpowder Plot. Genghis Khan ( or;, Chinggis Khaan, ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ Činggis Qaɣan; 1162–1227 born (meaning "ironworker" was the Mongol founder The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC, MBE, ( 1 January 1914, Moscow - 13 September 1944, Dachau concentration The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time was a failed Assassination attempt by a group of provincial English