Napoleon
George Foster Peabody Award
Banff World Television Award
Loved and despised, venerated and feared for nearly two decades, Napoleon Bonaparte strode the world stage like a colossus. Framed by the grand sweep
of world events, the series charts both his dramatic rise to power as Emperor
of France, and his bitter final years spent in exile on the tiny, remote island of
St. Helena, doomed to relive all that was and all that could have been.
PBS
Four hours
2000
“The finest TV show seen on any channel last year.”
– New York Post
“A stupendous piece of work...biography on its grandest scale.”
– Newsday
“Sets a standard for historical documentaries...rich...pulsating...stunning.”
– Los Angeles Times
For an interview with David Grubin about Napoleon, click here.
To learn more about Napoleon and to watch battlefield clips, visit the
Napoleon website.