BBC Two - Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

The watchwords of the French Revolution were liberty, equality and fraternity. Maximilien Robespierre believed in them passionately. He was an idealist and a lover of humanity. But during the 365 days that Robespierre sat on the Committee of Public Safety, the French Republic descended into a bloodbath. ‘The Terror’ only came to end when Robespierre himself was devoured by the repressive machinery he’d created. This drama-documentary tells the story of the Terror and looks at how Robespierre’s revolutionary idealism so quickly became an excuse for tyranny, and why a lover of liberty was so keen to use the guillotine. Simon Schama and Slavoj Žižek are among the contributors. Broadcast 11. July, 2009 20:00 on BBC Two For more videos on Slavoj Žižek check out my blog: mariborchan.wordpress .com

udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80
udp://open.demonii.com:1337
udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969
udp://exodus.desync.com:6969

jnkusa (2010-04-17)

Thanks a lot i am highly interested in french revolution.