A Royal Family - King Christian & Queen Louise of Denmark

[julia.montague]

Jelisaveta, great great! At what time? Where did you saw this information? on arte-tv.com?

Best!

FRom www.arte.de

Sonntag, 15. Januar 2006 um 13:05
VPS : 13.05

 

Royal Family
Dokumentationsreihe, Dänemark 2003, ARTE F
Regie: Marcus Mandal, Anna Lerche


Die sechsteilige Dokumentationsreihe "Royal Family" stellt die wichtigsten europäischen Ereignisse der letzten 180 Jahre aus der Perspektive des dänischen Königshauses dar. Die erste Folge ergründet auf amüsante Art Hintergründe der europäischen Geschichte im Spannungsfeld zwischen viktorianischem England und zaristischem Russland und beschreibt die Vita des dänischen Königs Christian IX., der zum "Schwiegervater Europas" wurde. Womit Stoff für die fünf weiteren Folgen gegeben ist.


Es ist die Zeit der Viktorianischen Ära (1837 - 1901). Die englische Königin Victoria wird mit 18 Jahren gekrönt, und 50 Jahre später wird das Britische Empire die halbe Welt umfassen. Die industrielle Revolution ist auf dem Vormarsch, in Russland wird der zukünftige Zar Alexander II. auf ein hohes militärisches Amt vorbereitet und in Dänemark wächst Christian IX. (1818 - 1906) heran. Er wird Dänemark von 1863 bis zu seinem Tod 1906 regieren. In Dänemark erließ der aus der Linie Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg stammende König Christian IX. im Jahr 1863 eine gemeinsame Verfassung für Dänemark und Schleswig. Dies führte zum Deutsch-Dänischen Krieg, da der preußische Kanzler und spätere Reichskanzler Otto von Bismarck die Provinzen Schleswig und Holstein für Deutschland beanspruchte. Mit seiner Gattin Louise von Hessen-Kassel hatte Christian IX. sechs Kinder, deren wechselvolles Schicksal die Reihe verfolgt.

Ausgehend von Interviewpassagen mit der derzeit regierenden Königin Margarethe zeigt die Reihe, wie die Nachkommen Christian IX. von Dänemark aus Einfluss auf die Aristokratie in ganz Europa gewannen: Frederik, Alexandra, Dagmar, Vilhelm, Thyra und Valdemar heirateten in Königshäuser Großbritanniens, Russlands, Rumäniens, Griechenlands und der skandinavischen Länder ein. Deshalb erhielt Christian IX. später den Beinamen "Schwiegervater Europas". Die sechsteilige Dokumentationsreihe "Royal Familiy" beobachtet die politisch-strategischen Hintergründe dieser europaweiten Eheschließungen von 1820 bis heute. Jede Folge geht chronologisch auf die innere Entwicklung des jeweiligen Landes ein.


Das kleine Extra  

Die sechsteilige Dokumentationsreihe "Royal Family" behandelt auf vergnügliche und informative Weise die Ahnenfolge des Königs Christian IX. von Dänemark. Den roten Faden der Dokumentationsreihe bildet ein Gespräch mit der derzeitigen dänischen Königin Margarethe, daneben zeigt die Reihe Interviews mit anderen Mitgliedern der Königsfamilien. Offizielle Dokumente, aber auch Zeugnisse wie Super-8-Filme und Fotografien aus den Privatsammlungen der Familien erlauben einen neuen Blick auf die bewegte Geschichte der europäischen Königshäuser und damit auf die Geschichte Europas.

Alle Folgen der Reihe im Überblick:

(1): Der Schwiegervater Europas, am Sonntag, den 15. Januar um 13.05 Uhr

(2): Familiennachwuchs, am Sonntag, den 22. Januar um 13.05 Uhr

(3): Die Erben des Reichs, am Sonntag, den 29. Januar um 13.05 Uhr

(4): Liebe und Revolution, am Sonntag, den 5. Februar um 13.05 Uhr

(5): Wacklige Throne, am Sonntag, den 12. Februar um 13.05 Uhr

(6): Hochzeiten ohne Krone, am Sonntag, den 19. Februar um 13.05 Uhr.

[Grace]

Sorry to bump up this old thread but does anyone know if the book of A Royal Family is still available?  I have the DVD but would like the book also.  It is no longer listed as available from Majesty and I can't seem to locate it anywhere else?

[amelia]

Try eurohistory.com. I got mine from them.

Amelia

[Sarai_Porretta]

I missed this series when they showed it on PBS in Buffalo several months ago. I have searched the PBS store but they do not sell it. As far as I have seen, the DVD is not available in the NTSC (U.S. and Canada) format, so it won't play for me. Unless you buy the European version and have it converted, but I think that can be quite costly. Does anyone know if somewhere out there it is available in the NTSC format or plan to be?

[amelia]

Dear Sarai,

I am also very interested in the DVD for USA. I have been trying everywhere but to no success. Maybe someone here in the forum can help us.

Amelia

[Marlene]

A region one NTSC version is not available.  I decided to buy an all region code free dvd player with a built in converted for PAL and NTSC -- the players are not expensive at all.

Dear Sarai,

I am also very interested in the DVD for USA. I have been trying everywhere but to no success. Maybe someone here in the forum can help us.

Amelia

[Rodney_G.]

   I cannot help with purchase of ARoyal Family DVD but those looking to see it on TV should be alert to its appearance on local PBS stations. Mine, WSKG (NY), aired the first episode on 1/2/07 with subsequent episodes weekly thereafter. I know PBS locals are autonomous, but they generally air major series around the same time nationally. The introductory episode was pretty neat, with some (for me) original film of Minnie, the Danes, a little Nicholas and Alexandra too. There's reason to believe the Minnie-Alexander-Romanov episode will be good as well.

[Robert_Hall]

Marlene's  suggestion is the best- just buy an all-region dvd player! They are so cheap now, I paid about $300 for my first one, they go for about  $60 now. There are many programmes produced in the UK [and elsewhere] that will never be shown in the US, so it opens a whole new world for you.

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi,

Marlene and Robert, as always you are the ones with the smartest ideas.  I'm going to purchase an International DVD tomorrow, simply by your good advise.

Arturo, I would not like to see you in trouble with the law or the powers that be.
Please don't get yourself carted off to The Tower;  it's so hard to get visitation rights there and if you don't end up getting beheaded, you may meet up with a vat of Malmsey wine.
I've heard it's a 'killer'........         

Larry

[Sarushka]

The charge involved is simply the cost of transferring the program from dvd PAL to dvd NTSC in high quality.  There is no profit involved in this.

If any friend of mine tapes a royalty program in the UK or Europe, and many do, and makes me a copy, I see nothing wrong in sharing this material amongst us friends.  If I have anything like this to share with my friends, I am going to do it, and so be it.

Arturo Beéche

I understand your sentiment and I appreciate your impulse to share, but legally speaking, Marlene is absolutely right. You probably wouldn't be pleased if someone borrowed one of your books from the library, Xeroxed it, and shared it among friends -- even with no profit involved.


Let's face it, virtually all of us are guilty of copyright infringement on some level -- be it through a Xerox machine, a CD burner, or a VCR/DVD player -- but that doesn't make it right. It may be more or less socially acceptable, but it's still illegal, and if we're going to keep it up, we should at the very least stop making excuses and admit to it.

[Marlene]

It is all right to make a copy for one's self - such as making a vhs or a DVD of a program you are watching on tv.  It is also permissable under fair use to make a photocopy for yourself.  It is when you make or give that copy to someone else,  you move into the violation.   I for one have never downloaded music and burned a cd, for example.

The charge involved is simply the cost of transferring the program from dvd PAL to dvd NTSC in high quality.  There is no profit involved in this.

If any friend of mine tapes a royalty program in the UK or Europe, and many do, and makes me a copy, I see nothing wrong in sharing this material amongst us friends.  If I have anything like this to share with my friends, I am going to do it, and so be it.

Arturo Beéche

I understand your sentiment and I appreciate your impulse to share, but legally speaking, Marlene is absolutely right. You probably wouldn't be pleased if someone borrowed one of your books from the library, Xeroxed it, and shared it among friends -- even with no profit involved.


Let's face it, virtually all of us are guilty of copyright infringement on some level -- be it through a Xerox machine, a CD burner, or a VCR/DVD player -- but that doesn't make it right. It may be more or less socially acceptable, but it's still illegal, and if we're going to keep it up, we should at the very least stop making excuses and admit to it.

[Marlene]

I got mine on ebay -- look for one that is code free, all region and has a built in converter for PAL and NTSC.  It is difficult to find them in stores here in the USA ... possible, but difficult.

Hi,

Marlene and Robert, as always you are the ones with the smartest ideas.  I'm going to purchase an International DVD tomorrow, simply by your good advise.

Arturo, I would not like to see you in trouble with the law or the powers that be.
Please don't get yourself carted off to The Tower;  it's so hard to get visitation rights there and if you don't end up getting beheaded, you may meet up with a vat of Malmsey wine.
I've heard it's a 'killer'........         

Larry

[Sarushka]

It is all right to make a copy for one's self - such as making a vhs or a DVD of a program you are watching on tv.  It is also permissable under fair use to make a photocopy for yourself. 

It's also my understanding that it's legal to make up to two backup copies (for personal use only, of course) of any commercially produced DVD you've purchased.

[Robert_Hall]

I ordered my copy from Majesty Magazine. It is a 2 disc set running 312 mins, with added features. I have also seen it offered on Ebay-uk, but check to see if the seller will send to the US [usually they will]
 I also highly recommend the companion book of the same name- isbn 8715109577, probably a better value if you do not have an all-region dvd player. An excellent coffe-table style book with lots of pictures.

[Sarai_Porretta]

You can check the website for episode descriptions (click on "resume"):

http://www.aroyalfamily.com/

Does anyone have the titles or descriptions of the episodes in this series?

Where can it be purchased?

Thank you for your help.