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Documentary - 55 mins
Audience - General
Classification - Exempt
Region - 2
Format -
PAL
Language - English
Product weight 120g
DVD compatibility
Presented by Billy butler, Liverpool through the ages takes
the viewer on an historical journey around one of Britain’s
foremost cities.
The story of Liverpool is essentially the story of one of
the greatest parts in the world. The sea made Liverpool -
and made it unique. No other city in Britain has such a rich
heritage of diverse cultures and influences - which is why
no other city has turned out like Liverpool. The people are
unique. The humour is unique. Even the accent is unique.
It’s a great city - and a great story.
It comes as a surprise to discover that - as English cities
go - Liverpool really isn’t all that old. The Romans ignored
it in favour of Chester - more fool them. No-one’s even
quite sure how it got its name, although the most likely
explanation is that it’s welsh and means ‘pool of
confluence’. The Mersey however, we do know takes its name
from the old English word maere, meaning boundary.
The city’s history also has a darker side, the sea tragedies
- it was from here that the battle of the Atlantic was
fought as Britain sought to stave of starvation during the
second world war; violence as the city struggled to find its
feet against a background of often grinding poverty, sorrow
as thousands upon thousands of emigrants bade farewell to
the old world as they left the quays for a new life in
America. Liverpool was also the slavery capital of Europe.
The second half of the twentieth century saw Liverpool
emerge first as a cultural and artistic centre - everyone in
the world knows that Liverpool was the birthplace of the
Beatles and the ‘Mersey’ sound. The city also has a rich
sporting heritage with two world class football teams at
Everton and Anfield. And Aintree, of course, is renowned the
world over for the Grand National.
Liverpool Through The Ages reflects the city’s rich
historical tapestry.
From the
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