Bringing History Alive
Watching Simon Sharma’s ‘Britain’ last night I was really taken with his exuberance and placing the facts into the locations he was visiting — I’ve never noticed it before but I felt that there is a big difference between the narration/Ken Burns style and Sharma’s pointing and jiggling in front of the actual historical scene.
I’ve done a lot of Welsh castles in my time but the National Trust never really helped me to fill them with the stories. Seeing Sharma talk about the plight of the Welsh while standing in front of Conwy castle made me realise just how powerful a good story, embedded in it’s actual surroundings, can be.
This morning I stumbled across a collection of images showing ‘The Ghosts of World War II’ — and they produce exactly the same kind of feeling in me… the old photos have a power, but placed in a context I’m more familiar with they really bring the reality of war alive.
The Ghosts of World War II’s Past (20 photos) - My Modern Metropolis
