{"id":10702,"date":"2017-11-27T12:43:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T17:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-james-nesbitt-disasters-changed-britain\/"},"modified":"2017-11-27T13:25:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T18:25:30","slug":"history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"James Nesbitt to Front New Series Exploring Events That Impacted Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A+E Networks UK has commissioned Avalon\u00a0to produce the brand-new documentary series\u00a0<em>James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain<\/em> for HISTORY.<\/p>\n<p>The 6&#215;60-minute series is due to air in early 2018. Presented by the titular award-winning actor whose credits include\u00a0<em>Cold Feet <\/em>and<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Stan Lee\u2019s Lucky Man<\/em>,\u00a0the series takes an unprecedented look at some of the most impactful events that affected Britain in the 20th\u00a0and 21st centuries. The documentary series spotlights the human cost of the tragedies while seeking to explain the wider political, cultural and institutional context that contributed to them. It also examines the changes made in the wake of each disaster. With individual narratives explored by journalists Donal MacIntyre\u00a0(<em>Macintyre Investigates<\/em>) and\u00a0Anna Richardson\u00a0(<em>Super Shoppers<\/em>,<em> Naked Attraction<\/em>),\u00a0the series asks why warning signs were often ignored and how seemingly innocuous decisions contributed to the events that changed post-war Britain forever.<\/p>\n<p>Each self-contained episode explores a different event, including the recent\u00a0Grenfell Tower\u00a0tragedy (2017), the\u00a0Ladbroke Grove\u00a0rail crash (1999), the\u00a0Zeebrugge<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>ferry disaster (1987)<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and the\u00a0King\u2019s Cross Fire\u00a0(1987). The series will also examine the\u00a0Piper Alpha\u00a0oil platform explosion (1988) and the\u00a0Munich Air crash\u00a0(1958), both of which will be broadcast during their 30th\u00a0and 60th anniversaries, respectively. <em>James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain<\/em>\u00a0is currently in production. The series is distributed by\u00a0Avalon Distribution, which is presenting the title to international buyers for the first time at ATF.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Korn, the VP of programming at A+E Networks UK, said:\u00a0\u201cWhen confronted with the horrors of Grenfell, or any of the other terrible events explored in the series, it\u2019s impossible to reflect not only on the loss of life and personal tragedies but also on the profound impact on British society as a whole. HISTORY is pleased to be working with James Nesbitt, Donal MacIntyre, Anna Richardson and Avalon on a series which reveals the full devastating impact and effect of the disasters which have shaped post-war Britain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Isaacs, executive producer for Avalon, added:\u00a0\u201cThis documentary tells the story of Britain through the prism of some of the most harrowing events in living memory. By examining the long-term catalysts that contributed to these tragedies, viewers will understand the complex and compelling instances that led to disasters such as the Munich Air crash or the Ladbroke Grove rail crash.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A+E Networks UK has commissioned Avalon\u00a0to produce the brand-new documentary series\u00a0James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain for HISTORY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[793,1364,2583],"class_list":["post-10702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-ae-networks-uk","tag-history-uk","tag-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>James Nesbitt to Front New Series Exploring Events That Impacted Britain - TVREAL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"James Nesbitt to Front New Series Exploring Events That Impacted Britain - TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A+E Networks UK has commissioned Avalon\u00a0to produce the brand-new documentary series\u00a0James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain for HISTORY.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-11-27T17:43:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-11-27T18:25:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain\/\",\"name\":\"James Nesbitt to Front New Series Exploring Events That Impacted Britain - TVREAL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-27T17:43:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-11-27T18:25:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/history-uk-lines-up-james-nesbitt-disasters-that-changed-britain\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"James Nesbitt to Front New Series Exploring Events That Impacted Britain\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\",\"name\":\"TVREAL\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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