Acting
Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Born June 27, 1965 · London, United Kingdom (age 61)
Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore, born 27 June 1965, is a British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels. Simon Sebag Montefiore was born in London. His father was psychotherapist Stephen Eric Sebag Montefiore (1926–2014), a great-grandson of the banker Sir Joseph Sebag-Montefiore (1822-1903), the nephew and heir of the wealthy philanthropist Sir Moses Montef…
Known For
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution · 2017Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
★ 3.02017
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Russia, 1917. After the abdication of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, the struggle for power confronts allies, enemies, factions and ideas; a ruthless battle between democracy and authoritarianism that will end with the takeover of the government by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
The Secret Plot to Kill Hitler · 2004The Secret Plot to Kill Hitler
★ 7.02004
MovieDocumentary
Computer animation, historical documents, archive film, and other media help recreate July 20 1944, the day Hitler's generals attempted to assassinate him.
Question Time · 1979Question Time
★ 5.91979
Series
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg · 2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
★ 2.82022
Series
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Timewatch · 1982Timewatch
★ 6.91982
SeriesDocumentary
Timewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical subjects, spanning all human history. It was first broadcast on 29 September 1982 and is produced by the BBC, the Timewatch brandname is used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can be found on US cable channels without the branding.
Conversa com Bial · 2017Conversa com Bial
★ 8.02017
Series
Journalist Pedro Bial discusses the most important current news in Brazil and in the rest of the world.
História do Comunismo · 2024História do Comunismo
★ 5.52024
SeriesDocumentary
Ancient Empires · 2023Ancient Empires
★ 7.32023
SeriesDocumentary
This seven-hour miniseries explores the foundations of the greatest empires of all time and the incredible stories of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.
Movies
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution · 2017Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
★ 3.02017
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Russia, 1917. After the abdication of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, the struggle for power confronts allies, enemies, factions and ideas; a ruthless battle between democracy and authoritarianism that will end with the takeover of the government by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
The Secret Plot to Kill Hitler · 2004The Secret Plot to Kill Hitler
★ 7.02004
MovieDocumentary
Computer animation, historical documents, archive film, and other media help recreate July 20 1944, the day Hitler's generals attempted to assassinate him.
TV Shows
Question Time · 1979Question Time
★ 5.91979
Series
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg · 2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
★ 2.82022
Series
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Timewatch · 1982Timewatch
★ 6.91982
SeriesDocumentary
Timewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical subjects, spanning all human history. It was first broadcast on 29 September 1982 and is produced by the BBC, the Timewatch brandname is used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can be found on US cable channels without the branding.
Conversa com Bial · 2017Conversa com Bial
★ 8.02017
Series
Journalist Pedro Bial discusses the most important current news in Brazil and in the rest of the world.
História do Comunismo · 2024História do Comunismo
★ 5.52024
SeriesDocumentary
Ancient Empires · 2023Ancient Empires
★ 7.32023
SeriesDocumentary
This seven-hour miniseries explores the foundations of the greatest empires of all time and the incredible stories of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.
Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore · 2015Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
★ 7.52015
SeriesDocumentary
Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain's history.
Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City · 2011Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
★ 7.52011
SeriesDocumentary
Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a three-part series that illuminates the history of the sacred, and peerlessly beautiful city - Jerusalem.
Rome: A History Of The Eternal City · 2012Rome: A History Of The Eternal City
2012
SeriesDocumentary
Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a three-part series uncovering the central role played by religion in creating and maintaining the power of the city of Rome.
Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities · 2013Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities
★ 7.52013
SeriesDocumentary
Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the three identities of the city some call the Centre of the World: Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul. This one metropolis has been the capital city of three empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. Each brought its own faiths, Gods and traditions, and each left its mark on the city in its architecture, traditions and in the living faith-communities who still populate this vast modern metropolis of 14 million people.
Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream · 2016Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
★ 6.02016
SeriesDocumentary
Vienna was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty and home to the Holy Roman Emperors. From here, they dominated middle Europe for nearly 1,000 years. In this series, historian Simon Sebag Montefiore describes how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a multi-national city of music, culture and ideas. Napoleon, Hitler, Mozart, Strauss, Freud, Stalin and Klimt all played their part.