Jamie Simpson (Directing)
Little is known about Jamie Simpson, a figure with a modest footprint in Directing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
The Great Fog of 1952
In the 1950s, a devastating fog descended on London and enveloped the capital for several days, leaving Londoners lost in their own streets in one of the UK's biggest peacetime catastrophes.
Release Date:2023-03-05
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
The Great Smog: Winter of '52
Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.
Release Date:2022-09-07
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:1
The Great Escape
The story of the audacious Second World War prison break immortalised in the classic 1963 film, when 76 men tunnelled out of a German prison camp in March 1944 on a mission to cause mayhem in the heart of the Third Reich. The opening instalment reveals how the PoWs set about building three huge tunnels and preparing 200 men for escape from Stalag Luft III
Release Date:2021-11-23
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:1
The Dambusters
Historian Dan Snow relives the story of a crack team of 133 young airmen whose mission is to destroy the great dams of Germany in World War Two using a revolutionary new bouncing bomb.
Release Date:2020-12-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
The Great Plague
Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant trace the spread of the Great Plague of 1665 week by week and discover parallels with the coronavirus.
Release Date:2020-11-17
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:1
Tutankhamun with Dan Snow
Release Date:2020-04-27
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Pompeii: The New Revelations
Archaeologist Raksha Dave and historian Dan Snow return to Pompeii to gain special access to a variety of new excavations, including two never-before-seen discoveries.
Release Date:2020-02-15
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
Tut's Final Secrets
Towering pyramids. Chambers of treasure. Dramatic rituals. This fascinating movie travels back over 3,000 years to retrace the final 100 days of ancient Egypt's most legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun. Find out what daily life was like for the 19-year-old king as he ruled over one of the ancient world's most advanced civilizations.
Release Date:2020-01-26
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.
Release Date:2015-02-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:1
Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past
Dan Cruickshank and Charlie Luxton uncover the incredible hidden stories behind historic buildings as they are dismantled brick by brick and meticulously resurrected in new locations.
Release Date:2012-04-06
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3