Christopher Spencer — Director (8)

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747: The Jumbo Revolution (2014)
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At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the aircraft against which all others are judged. But its 45-year journey has been anything but smooth. This is the definitive story of the Boeing 747, from its milestones and triumphs to its turning points and disasters. Witness its history through rare archival footage and tales from pilots, engineers, designers, and passengers who were there when it all began.

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Churchill: When Britain Said No (2015)
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Christopher Spencer actor: Christian Rodska / Victoria Lennox …
other title: 丘吉尔被拒 / 丘吉尔:当不列颠说不
Documentary which examines the reasons why Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party lost the General Election of 1945, after Churchill had just led the country to victory in the World War II.

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Spying on Hitlers Army The Secret Recordings (2013)
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other title: 绝密录音档案:德军自白 / 纳粹秘密监听档案
This powerful docu-drama tells the story of one of World War Two's last secrets - an audacious British intelligence operation to listen in on the private conversations of 10,000 German POWs without their ever knowing they were being overheard. Now dramatized - word for word from the original transcripts - the film tells how this vast operation captured not only vital military intelligence but kept secret shocking accounts of war crimes - letting the guilty walk free. (Written by Christopher Spencer)

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Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic (2007)
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other title: 卢西塔尼亚: 大西洋上的谋杀
皇家邮轮卢西塔尼亚号(RMS Lusitania),是一艘英国豪华客船,1915年5月7日在爱尔兰外海被德国潜艇U-20击沉,造成共1198人死亡。由於伤亡者中包括大量美国人,卢西塔尼亚号的沉没同齐默曼电报事件一道成为美国参加一战的导火索。 卢西塔尼亚号(1907---1915),长239.8米,宽26.9米,载客2165人,隶属于英国卡纳德航运公司。 由来: 美国历史上最著名的富翁,朱利厄斯·皮尔庞特·摩根,在20世纪初产生了垄断横渡大西洋航线的念头。他组织了一条“国际商船队”(IMM),一家一家地购买感兴趣的轮船公司。1902年,他出资买下了英国最大的白星轮船公司。英国国会感到这是大英帝国的耻辱,决定捍卫另外一家大公司——卡纳德轮船公司。同年,英国政府与卡纳德公司签定了为期20年的合同,每年向卡纳德提供15万英镑的资助。并且鼓励卡纳德建造两艘当时世界上最大的邮船。(图中人物为朱利厄斯·皮尔庞特·摩根) 1903年,32000吨级的卢西塔尼亚号在苏格兰克莱德班克的约翰·布朗船厂开工。1904年,毛里塔尼亚号开工。1907年8月,卢西塔尼亚号顺利下水. 卢西塔尼亚号两姐妹开创了大西洋邮船的新纪元。从她们之后,大型邮船纷纷把速度和豪华同时作为追求的目标。这是卢西塔尼亚号的头等餐厅。其豪华程度可见一斑。一战爆发后,英国政府计划把卢西塔尼亚号和毛里塔尼亚号改装成武装的辅助巡洋舰。毛里塔尼亚号和卡纳德公司的新船阿奎坦尼亚号被征用了,后来改装成医院船。卢西塔尼亚号则被允许继续从事客运业务,以方便美国和英国的战时交流。它不挂任何旗帜,船名也被遮盖掉了. 战时被称做“大西洋快犬”的卢西塔尼亚号,其速度可以摆脱所有的德国潜艇追击。 1915年5月1日,德国大使馆在美国报纸上登出声明,称任何乘坐悬挂英国旗帜的商船的美国旅客,其生命安全都得不到保障。但是卢西塔尼亚号的乘客并不把这消息放在心上。卢西塔尼亚号有足够的速度,可以逃脱德国潜艇的袭击。于是,满载着1959名乘客(大部分是美国人)和船员,卢西塔尼亚号从美国纽约出发了。 结果:5月7日,她航行到了爱尔兰外海。在那里她遭遇到了大雾。威廉·特纳船长命令把速度减慢到18节。到了11点30分,大雾逐渐消散。正在附近游弋的U20号潜艇发现了卢西塔尼亚号。卢西塔尼亚的航海生涯就要结束了。下午2:12分,第一枚鱼雷从舰桥下面击中了她的船身。紧接着,第二枚鱼雷击中了煤舱。弥漫的煤炭粉尘引起了猛烈的爆炸。船上的旅客在惊慌失措中拥上了救生艇甲板。秩序极为混乱,而且因为煤舱爆炸炸开了一个大口子,船身急速倾斜,只有右舷的救生艇可以使用。 20分钟后,卢西塔尼亚号带着她的1195名乘客和船员(许多还没来得及跑出船舱)沉入了大海。 不过比起两年前沉没的泰坦尼克号来,幸运的是那些还来得及跳船的乘客被迅速赶来的爱尔兰渔船救了起来,不至于在海水中冻死。 卢西塔尼亚号的沉没在大西洋两岸引起了极度的震惊。美国和英国纷纷指责这是一场残酷的谋杀,德国的报纸则声称卢西塔尼亚号是一艘军火船,否则不会这么快沉没。美国国内“立刻对德国宣战”的呼吁声嚣日上。德国迫于舆论谴责的压力,宣布取消对客船和中立国船只的无限制潜艇战。直到1917年,由于西线战局的不利,才告恢复(德国恢复无限制潜艇战,直接导致美国向其宣战)。德国的凶残形象,在美国已经深入人心,所以1917年威尔逊政府向德国宣战的决议,得到了美国人民的支持。 卢西塔尼亚号长达239米。在1915年5月7日下午2点被鱼雷击中后只坚持了18分钟便倾则沉没。由与船被划分为多层,阻慢了海水灌入的速度。18分钟是完全没有可能把整条卢西塔尼亚号变为一条水船,即使整条船全进了海,船舱还会有少量的空气存在,就像当年T船船尾沉没过快,而船舱内还有空气而导致内外压力不均而爆炸一样,卢号很可能也会出现相同情况。再加上煤舱粉尘爆炸,引起船上武器的连锁反应。卢号变成现在这个样子也不足为奇了。

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千古疑云巨石阵 (2008)
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other title: Stonehenge: Decoded / 国家地理.千古疑云巨石阵
数千年来巨石阵一直是个谜,是谁盖的?目的何在?现在考古学家麦可帕克皮尔森有个破天荒的新理论,这是个庞大的宗教建筑群,巨石阵只占了其中一半,背后必然有一个宏观的原景。他相信巨石阵的兴建,是为了收容死者的灵魂连接到另一个神秘的神圣遗址,和一个消失了4500年的史前城市。全球首屈一指的考古学家如今组队寻找证据,经过5000年之后,他可能即将揭晓埋藏在古代巨石中的秘密。

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David Starkey's Magna Carta (2015)
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other title: 大宪章史话 / 大宪章与戴维·斯塔基
We take our liberties for granted. They seem absolute and untouchable. But they are the result of a series of violent struggles fought over 800 years that, at times, have threatened to tear our society apart. On the frontline was a document originally inked on animal skin – Magna Carta. Distinguished constitutional historian David Starkey looks at the origins of the Great Charter in 1215 to check the abuses of King John - and how it nearly died at birth. He explores its subsequent deployment, its contribution to making everyone – even the monarch – subject to the rule of law, and how this quintessentially English document migrated to the North American colonies and eventually became the foundation of the US constitution. Magna Carta has become a universal symbol of individual freedom against the tyranny of the state, but with ever-tightening government control on our lives, is it time to resurrect it?

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Son of God (2014)
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other title: 上帝之子 / 선 오브 갓 …
In the Holy Land, the Roman occupation has produced a cauldron of oppression, anxiety and excessive taxes levied upon the Jewish people. Fearing the wrath of Roman governor Pontius Pilate , Jewish high priest Caiaphas tries to keep control of his people. That control is threatened when Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, performing miracles and spreading messages of love and hope. Those who fear that Jesus will inspire a revolution decide that he must die.

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韦科惨案 (2018)
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other title: Waco: Madman or Messiah
Told by survivors, news clips and audio recordings of David Koresh. It tells the story of how he rose to power as their "prophet" and then fell from glory in the standoff and fire that made history.