{"id":748,"date":"2024-07-23T13:15:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T13:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/?p=748"},"modified":"2024-07-23T13:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T13:15:21","slug":"nelson-in-his-own-words-oxford-scientific-films-bbc2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/?p=748","title":{"rendered":"Nelson in his own Words (Oxford Scientific Films\/BBC2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"418\" src=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1185724_nelson-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1185724_nelson-1.jpg 700w, http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1185724_nelson-1-480x287.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 700px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lord Horatio Nelson<\/strong>, one of Britain\u2019s greatest war heroes, is best known as the man on top of a huge column in London\u2019s Trafalgar Square. One of history\u2019s most celebrated characters, his achievements are well recognised; the Battle of Trafalgar and the Nile campaign, as well as his extraordinary record as a commander and a leader of men. But what about Nelson the man?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Polite English society was shocked when a batch of letters from Lord Nelson to his mistress, married society beauty Emma Hamilton, was made public. They revealed another side to Nelson, the man who crushed French naval power. The letters revealed a man of romantic passion and lustful desire. This exciting film draws on this vast collection of personal correspondence to present Nelson in a new light: a strong commander and an extraordinary strategist, but at the same time vain, impulsive and sexual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mobile-252-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-751\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mobile-252-980x735.jpg 980w, http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mobile-252-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">This <strong>drama documentary<\/strong>. portrays Horatio Nelson as Britain&#8217;s greatest naval hero, famed for his dashing heroics, but his passionate love affair with Emma Hamilton changed his life forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/clifftop-villa-sunset-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/clifftop-villa-sunset-small.jpg 768w, http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/clifftop-villa-sunset-small-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Oxford Scientific Films <\/strong>asked <strong>Fabio Di Segni<\/strong> to organize <strong>location filming<\/strong> in <strong>Naples <\/strong>at locations connected to Nelson&#8217;s time there. Fabio and <strong>ITALYfixer researched <\/strong>and <strong>scouted filming locations, <\/strong>acquired <strong>access <\/strong>and <strong>film permits <\/strong>and <strong>prodvided production services.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;<strong>Nelson in his own Words<\/strong>&#8216; was produced by <strong>Oxford Scientific Films <\/strong>for <strong>BBC2.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lord Horatio Nelson, one of Britain\u2019s greatest war heroes, is best known as the man on top of a huge column in London\u2019s Trafalgar Square. 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