The American Future: A History - Professor Simon Schama CBE
Simon Schama presents The American Future: A History starting on BBC Two this autumn.
Simon Schama presents The American Future: A History starting on BBC Two this autumn.
In What is an American? Simon looks at the bitter conflict over immigration in American history.
Shot against the backdrop of the US presidential campaign, a new documentary series on BBC Two, The American Future: A History, sees Simon Schama travel through America to dig deep into the conflicts of its history to understand what is at stake right now.
The 2008 US Presidential election is unique in many ways. Historian Simon Schama takes the long perspective, looking at four of the critical issues facing the country: war, moral fervour, immigration and the increasingly difficult relationship between expectations of prosperity and the reality of economic and environmental limits.
All of the highlights scheduled for this Autumn on BBC Two.