In Search of the Dark Ages (1979)

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 8 episodes

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Historian Michael Wood presents short films about people from early English history. Each episode focuses on a different figure from the time before the Norman Conquest.

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What happens

In Search of the Dark Ages is a BBC television documentary series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, first shown between 1979 and 1981. It comprises eight short films across two series, each focusing on a particular character from the history of England prior to the Norman Conquest, a period popularly known as the Dark Ages. It is also the title of a book written by Wood to support the series, that was first published in 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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