Collections: Tom Hooper
This well-researched documentary provides historical background for the fascinating story behind the Oscar-winning drama The King’s Speech. Archival footage of King George VI is combined with interviews of…
VERY COURSE LANGUAGE – The King’s Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George (‘Bertie’) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to…
HBO miniseries about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
The life of one of the USA’s Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation’s first 50 years.