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Mark Steel Lectures: Series 1 to 3

Biography Documentary hosted by Mark Steel, published by BBC in 2003-2006 - English narration





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Mark Steel Lectures: Series 1 to 3
Irreverent yet accurate, Mark Steele takes people who have made a mark in history (or at least are mentioned often enough that their names are familiar) and gives you the highlights of their lives in a way that makes you remember the important bits. If you are looking for fun and history at the same time, these lectures are worth your time and investment--still worth the investment if you are just looking for great laughs!






8) Leonardo da Vinci
Creator of some of the greatest works of art in human history, but at the same time barely able to finish them, Leonardo is possibly the most easily distracted genius who ever lived. Mark Steel gets close to some of Leonardo's greatest works, and finds out what The Last Supper has in common with EastEnders. Packing in not just a life of Leonardo but also a brief canter through the political geography and the latest technological advances of the world he was born into, Mark begins by exploring the standards of great art and great beauty as they were before Leonardo truly made his mark. Then it's a whistlestop tour round Italy as Leonardo builds a reputation both for genius and not doing what he's paid for. For this episode, Mark travelled for filming on location in Milan, Florence, and Paris.



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* Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
* Video Bitrate: 1537 kbps
* Video Resolution: 720 x 416
* Video Aspect Ratio: (16:9)
* Frames Per Second: 25
* Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3
* Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s MP3 48000 Hz)
* Audio Streams: 2
* Audio Languages: English
* RunTime Per Part: 30mins
* Number Of Parts: 18
* Part Size: 349 MB
* Source: PDTV
* Encoded by Harry65
* Thanks to llambert



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1) Further Information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Steel