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Timewatch

2000-2001

The Houdini Myth

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

Film exploring the extraordinary impact of escapologist Harry Houdini in the early 20th century. Featuring restored archive footage and interviews with historians and illusionists. Show more

Timewatch

2000-2001

The Empire State Story

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for over a year

First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world's tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Samuel West
Producer:
Jonathan Gili
Director:
Jonathan Gili
Series Editor:
Laurence Rees