Rent Richard III: The King in the Carpark/The Unseen Story (2013)
3.0 of 5 from 3 ratings
2h 1min
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- Synopsis:
When a skeleton was found under a Leicester car park in September 2012, the news broke around the world. Research began, involving dozens of specialists in the fields of archaeology, osteology, history, forensic pathology, genealogy and DNA analysis; could this skeleton be the remains, lost for 500 years, of England's most infamous king?
Philippa Langley, an Edinburgh based screenwriter and secretary of the Scottish Branch of the Richard III Society, was the main advocator of the project, and together with the University of Leicester they embarked on a journey to discover the medieval monarch's lost bones.Presented by Simon Farnaby, 'Richard III: The King In The Car Park' tells every step, twist and turn of the story. It unveils a brand new facial reconstruction made from the skull and reveals the results of the final tests that confirm or deny the body's identity.
Additionally 'The Unseen Story' features exclusive footage of the dig, forensic tests and fresh interviews with the lead scientists, piecing together the critical steps in the archaeological excavation. We see how the Greyfriars Church was uncovered and witness the painstaking exhumation of the lost King's grave from the first indications of human remains to the exposure of the body's twisted spine revealing a new dimension to the hunt for England's long-lost king.- Actors:
- Simon Farnaby, Leon Hunt, John Ashdown-Hill, Richard Buckley, Philippa Langley, Matthew Morris, Jo Appleby, Richard Taylor, Anthony Pollard, Johanna Hamminga, Jonathan Hayes, Caroline Wilkinson, Pamela Tudor-Craig, Michael Ibsen, Bob Woosnam-Savage, Stuart Hamilton
- Directors:
- Louise Osmond, Pete Woods, Dick Bower
- Producers:
- Louise Osmond, Julian Ware, Simon Young, Dick Bower, Cassie Farrell
- Voiced By:
- Simon Farnaby
- Narrated By:
- Simon Farnaby
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- Documentary
