About Thames Sailing Barge Match | Thames Through Time
This fascinating documentary takes us back to the early days of the Thames barge matches when they started in 1863 - the second oldest sailing competition in the world. This documentary includes the first and second episode.
Thames Sailing Barge Match | Thames Through Time is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 44 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
As a society documentary, Thames Sailing Barge Match | Thames Through Time uses thames, sailing, barge as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.
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Documentary details and original source
- Title
- Thames Sailing Barge Match | Thames Through Time
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 44 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Absolute History
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