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History Docuseries

In docuseries, graphics carry what sits between the interviews and the reconstructions: maps, archive, timelines and titles, all made to belong in the world of the show.

Roman floor mosaic of armed fighters spearing a bull and big cats, the figures lifted into layers
Relief map of Europe with the Roman Republic picked out in red and Thrace marked to its east
Line drawing of a ship’s keel and ribs assembling piece by piece on a pale ground
Illustration of a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe under sail on a turquoise sea, its deck shelter labelled
Date caption rolling backwards through the years, counting down into BCE
Map of the East India Company’s trade routes, dotted lines running from England round Africa to Mocha, Gombroon, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Bencoolen and Canton
Title card in gold on dark red reading Genghis Khan, The Secret History of The Mongols
Open magazine page with two lines highlighted in yellow, beginning “They say I’m whistle bait”
Investigation board of captioned portraits linked by red threads — Al Capone and Johnny Roselli of the Chicago Outfit, John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe
Relief map of the United States with Los Angeles marked by a red cross and an arrow running east
Dark counters closing into a ring on a map, captioned The Nerge, Mongol Encirclement Technique
Relief map of the Mongolian steppe tracing Temujin’s line of retreat from Jamuqa, between the Onon and Kherlen rivers
Parliamentary seating chart filling with Whig and Tory seats against a running total of 513
Map of North America with Native American territory shaded orange and the thirteen British colonies in red behind the Proclamation Line, with a numbered legend
Relief map of the Italian coast with Mount Vesuvius labelled, an orange burst spreading out from it across the land
Engraved Roman glass bowl turning slowly, figures and Latin lettering cut into its side
Illustrated bust of the emperor Augustus, captioned 27 B.C.E. to 14 C.E.
Map tracing King James VI and Anne of Denmark’s crossing from Copenhagen to Edinburgh
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Inside the Cut

Graphics as they land on the lines they illustrate – short clips from episodes, with the original narration, music and sound effects.

Gladiators: Warriors of The Ancient World
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Frontier
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Genghis Khan: Secret History of The Mongols
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Gladiators: Warriors of The Ancient World
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Pirates: Behind The Legends
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All clips courtesy of Dash Pictures

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