Men of Our Time; 4; King George V
- Series
- Men of Our Time
- Episode Number
- 4
- Episode
- King George V
- Producing Organization
- Granada Television
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-rj48p5wd3c
- NOLA Code
- MORT
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- Description
- Episode Description
- King George V, English monarch from 1910 until his death in January 1936, is the subject of the fourth episode in the MEN OF OUR TIME series. The shy and modest king, usually worried and invariably puzzled by the many problems of politics, war and peace that twenty-five years of conflict and change put before him, turned out to be one of the most widely loved of recent British monarchs. When he succeeded his flamboyant and high-living father, Edward VII, the British Empire seemed unassailably secure. Politics were still firmly in the hands of the propertied classes, and the British Navy was an impregnable shield. When he died, serious trouble in India foreshadowed the end of the Empire, and the Navy was past its peak. First test of the new Kings common sense and good intentions were the political deadlocks of the pre-World War I period. George V resolved nothing directly, but he did succeed in calming everyone down. During World War I, the King, in a symbolic way, was a focus for national feeling from the start. For example, there were three million volunteers For King and Country. But it was his untiring devotion to his duty, his repeated visits to the British Army in France, and his tours of hospitals and factories that brought him the real, personal loyalty of the people. In 1921, the King made a personal appeal to all Irishmen. The successful negotiations that followed effectively marked the end of the Anglo-Irish conflict. He treated the British Labor Party first in power in 1924 with scrupulous fairness and damped down right wingers who wanted a show of force on the disastrous 1926 General Strike. In all these crises and throughout life, King George V acted decisively to avoid undue social conflict and restore order. Although he disliked and failed to understand most of the changes that took place in national life during his reign, King Georges instinct for moderation and love of fair play gave Britain stability and direction at critical stages in the very process of change itself. The King died at 70, worn out and ill. Today, England is gratified that she has achieved massive social change without civil violence, but it could have been otherwise. King George V is a major reason for the nations stability. MEN OF OUR TIME: KING GEORGE V, adapted by National Educational Television from a production of Granada Television of England. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This series of six documentaries deal with some of the men of power who for better or worse were influential in shaping the world around us. Each episode is more in the form of a political essay than a chronological history, and each will attempt to put into perspective the mans rise of power, his use or misuse of the power at his disposal, and the manner in which his actions still affect our lives. Along with the documentary film portion, many of the films will include the reminiscences of people who were close to either the subject or his work. Seville Davis, noted correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, is the host for the series. MEN OF OUR TIME was adapted for NET by William Weston from a production by Granada TV of England. The 6 hour-long episodes that comprise the series were originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1965-09-13
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Adapter: Weston, William
Host: Davis, Seville
Narrator: Taylor, A. J. P.
Producer: Lagone, Patricia
Producing Organization: Granada Television
Writer: Taylor, A. J. P.
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2306297-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2306297-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2306297-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Men of Our Time; 4; King George V,” 1965-09-13, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 20, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-rj48p5wd3c.
- MLA: “Men of Our Time; 4; King George V.” 1965-09-13. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 20, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-rj48p5wd3c>.
- APA: Men of Our Time; 4; King George V. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-rj48p5wd3c