Nygel "Nigel" Jonathan Spivey (born 17 October 1958) is a British classicist and academic, specialising in classical art and archaeology. He is a senior lecturer in classics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Emmanuel College. He has written extensively on the Etruscans and on the Olympic Games.
Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.
Release Date:2018-04-03
Character:Self - Senior Lecturer in Classics
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:113
Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epic journey spanning five continents and a hundred thousand years of history.
Release Date:2005-05-26
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Character:Himself
Episode Count:[ 6 ]
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The twelve episodes of this BBC series cover a millennium of English monarchy and portray lives of twelve important English monarchs and how each of them impacted the history: William the Conqueror, Henry II, Edward I, Henry V , Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Charles I, Charles II, George III, Victoria, and to the present Queen Elizabeth II. Each 23-minute episode is filmed on location, with historian Nigel Spivey providing the narration describing bloodshed, lust and political intrigue. Actors provide mute dramatization.
Release Date:2002-06-24
Character:Self - Presenter
Episode Count:12