Famous People

This series profiles the lives of 10 famous people whose actions and experiences are still remembered and celebrated today.

Each programme opens with a dramatic event central to the subject's life.

The narrator then recounts the famous person's story with key moments dramatically reconstructed.

The programme concludes with the storyteller presenting physical evidence to show the story is true.

This DVD covers: curriculum connections; people of significance in the past; the nature of historical evidence; and, change and continuity, cause and effect.The DVD includes downloadable support material making lesson planning quick and easy.

DVDs offer greater flexibility and control, making them easy to incorporate into your lessons.

It can be used on computers with DVD-Rom drives and ideal for use on interactive whiteboards.

The DVD is fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need without cueing. The programmes include: George Stephenson - Steaming away; Grace Darling - To the rescue; Alexander Graham Bell - Ringing the changes; Mary Seacole - Battling to save lives; Neil Armstrong - Man on the Moon; Boudica - Victorious Queen; Guy Fawkes - Gunpowder plot; Helen Keller - True visionary; Gandhi - Great soul; and, Amy Johnson - Maiden flight.