A History of Britain: Simon Schama Interview

Simon Schama is University Professor in Art History and History at Columbia University in New York.

Educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, he went on to be a Fellow at Christ's from 1966 - 1976. He moved as Fellow and Tutor in Modern History to Brasenose College, Oxford, and was then based at Harvard from 1980 - 1993.

He is internationally acclaimed for his best-selling books which include 'Citizens' (1989), 'Landscape and Memory' (1995) and 'Rembrandt's Eyes' (1999).

Simon answered a series of questions in a special interview for BBC History. Find out how he responded to these by selecting the links to the video clips below, or take a look at a transcription of the complete interview.

	Take us through the key themes of the final series. Play video: broadband | modem
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	Where do you end the series and why? Play video: broadband | modem
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	How do you approach translating History into television? Play video: broadband | modem
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	How did you confront a series of such magnitude? Play video: broadband | modem
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	In what ways do interactive media support the series? Play video: broadband | modem
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	Is the internet a positive force for History? Play video: broadband | modem
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	How important is it to get close to historical sources? Play video: broadband | modem
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	What inspired you to become a historian? Play video: broadband | modem
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	Tell us about your heroes and villains... Play video: broadband | modem
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