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Thread #156088   Message #3683493
Posted By: GUEST
08-Dec-14 - 06:18 AM
Thread Name: WWI, was No-Man's Land
Subject: RE: WWI, was No-Man's Land
Greg Jenner was historical consultant on "Horrible Histories" so your statement that there are no historians involved is not true. He is employed by the programme to ensure that the historical facts are correct and honest so while he may not have published anything on WW1 he has done extensive research. I am not sure what you mean by "teachers who have fled the classroom" but on track record I assume that it is a disparaging remark about either the BBC or those who work on their young persons programmes. Yes, it is made for under 14s which, in my opinion, makes it a more honest and less bias view of history. It is far more difficult to fool children than you may think.

The term 'living historian' now seems to mean living, with no left wing leanings, that does not publish views about the origins of the war that are different to yours and does not get involved in teaching history to the most important people on the planet, the young. Sorry, but I do not understand the rules of this game but I am beginning to see that they are infinitely variable as required.