By Slanted Light

Huh. Well, that's disappointing! I was hoping the documentary might make it over here, but now it makes no difference. Not all documentaries are like that (Ken Burns makes brilliant documentaries of American historical events, for instance), but a distressing number are. I think the assumption is that "people" don't like/are bored with history. Which always astonishes me. I remember going on a bus tour of NYC with my brother years and years ago, and the tour guide kept making light of the "boring history stuff" that he was imparting. But, of course, that was by far the best part of the tour. Arrgh. I would so much have enjoyed the documentary as you described it. Ah, well.