PBS - Castle - David Macaulay
2012 ж. 31 Нау.
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CASTLE combines colorful animation with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling book of the same title, leads viewers on a castle tour, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its architectural design. Detailed animation dramatizes the building of the castle and portrays the lifestyle of the early inhabitants.
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I LOVED these videos when I was a kid. Castle, Pyramid, Cathedral. I think they are a big reason why I am a history teacher today.
...Roman City...
this guy sucks
Agree! I was enthralled with these when I was a kid and, like you, I'm a history teacher today.
I haven't found it on here yet, but the one for "Mill" tied into American history a bit more. You'd also enjoy the work of Eric Sloane, with "Diary of an American Farm Boy" and his "yesteryear" themed books that go deeply into early American construction techniques and tools. Also look for the book "Mr Hamilton's Grange."
@@jamesdalton3082 I should like to see that very much. My daughter longs for such a progrum, in hopes that i might stop speaking in this ridiculous - and posh - British accent.
Im 43 and a art teacher. I still watch this cartoon at least once a year with my students when we study castle architecture and draw fantasy castles. Its is very entertaining and informative.
This must be att least 40 years old buy this year of 2022, but it is still the most accurate, informative, honest and thoughtful documentary about the medieval castle that i hav ever seen!
I remember watching this in class back in the early 90's when I was a kid. I loved it then and I love it now. Thank-you for putting it up.
and now im doing it for class but its through a zoom and its 2020. it totally changed.
Wow. We are super different when it comes to opinions on things to watch
I saw it on TV like 30 years ago. I loved it but didn't discover it again until recently.
Same! 6th grade in the 90’s!
I had some of Macaulay's books in the late 70's, one about the castle, the pyramids and a modern city. They all show in detail the way thing were built. The first time I had ever seen things explained in cross sections or exploded view. He had a really interesting way of getting young children interested in architecture and it has stuck with me all these years. I am still fascinated about how castles were built.
I remember staying up to watch this on a school night. So great.
I remember watching this in school and everybody screamed when they saw the guy taking a shit.
I don't see a guy taking a dump
Good times
Yeah they show his balls for a second too lol
Lilcumtowel 😂😂😂
Hah!! i remember the same reaction!! 🤣
I remember watching this as a kid back in the early eighties. I had taken the book out of the library several times already. I loved medieval and renaissance history. That's what lead me down the path to original Dungeons & Dragons.
So sorry to hear that.
@@godfrey_of_america I don't understand. Why?
@@jusztinnemeti6380he's probably some Bible thumper who's worried you turned to Satan😅
I remember seeing this in school, it left quite the Medievalphile impression on me for life. I'm so happy I found it again.
+TheSilentStorm Me too!
+driverv86 And me.
+TheSilentStorm Me Too!
my mates always arsed about in class, but this type of subject has always intrigued me quite much. The beauty and the strength they represent is almost psychologically erotic.
'psychologically erotic'...i think that's just this lovely actress/presenter!
I remember watching this when I was a kid and I always check out this from the library and then my parents would buy this for me because I love castles so much.
I saw this randomly on TV as a kid and i really enjoyed it. Years later i even found the book in the school Library. Now I'm watching it as an adult and am going to use it for a D&D setting. Funny how some things never leave you.
I first saw this video in Art class in 1991. It was old then, but I loved it! I know have shown to 7th graders for the last 11 years as a social studies teacher. They love it too!!!
Same as me im a 7th grader this is homework
did your students have to answer questions? I'm a 7th grader and my class has to answer questions...
@@brandonoropeza4886 same
I saw this documentary on PBS around 1982 at the height of my friends and my obsession with dungeons & dragons. Some things I remember vividly were the murder holes and the cold castle dunny. Thanks for the memories. I was convinced that Ralph Bakshi was in charge of the animation for some reason.
Cool. The music is interesting
I had the same thought: the animation in several of the Macaulay specials is reminiscent of Bakshi's work. It reminds me a little, too, of "Heavy Metal".
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I remember well seeing this on PBS in the early 1980's.
I as well. Liked it so much, I bought the book.
This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. I checked it out of the library over and over. Before I had my yellow classic Lego castle set, I built a red one based on the books.
David Macaulay is still alive and publishing as of 2021 ! And thanks for posting, I'm here after reading the book.
I still love this stuff, after 30yrs I had forgotten all about it until stumbling upon it recently. I love all the stories, Roman city, Pyramid etc. I want more though!
Ahhhhhh, I remember this from elementary school! I loved the animated parts and the music. So much nostalgia.
Lover it when teachers would put this on for us as a kid. The animation, the battles, the "will they or won't they" chemistry of David and Susan. This had it all.
Wow, I remember watching this in first grade during art in 1990. Thank you KZhead algorithm for the trip down memory lane
School cancelled for coronavirus and I have to watch this😭😤
what up tyler
Nothin much jay
*same*
fuckin same bud
Same
this video is both enjoyable and really full of great information about castles. Now it's endearing with its old-school vibe. BUILD A HOUSE AND START A FAMILY is still a line quoted by my family to this day.
This documentary and a childhood spent playing Age of Empires 2 really set me on a path in life, I'll say that much.
Can't wait for 4, or Medieval Total War 3 if creative assembly gets their act together. Sadly the next game in the line up is War Hammer 3
Age of empires 2 is a great game. I used to play that loads. Great one thanks for mentioning it...lol.
What an absolute masterpiece! I absolutely love the style and I recognize that a lot of effort was put into making this. I've just bought this guy's book. Awesome animations!
Agreed! This is content gold!
Have loved this series since first time I saw it, as an adult, proving you are never too old for good annimation. Am slowly acquiring the series on dvd, and enjoy them just as much today. Only wish there were more in series!
Delma Plain 21:59 Did you enjoy that part aswell?
This is by far the nicest portrayal of Edward I that I've ever seen. Great documentary.
I remember watching this about 25 years ago in school, and I remember thinking it was old back then. Good watch tho 👍 thanks for the upload
stop the cap it hasn't even been 20 years more or less 15
Lmao it was posted 8 years ago dumbass
@@dirtw2480 i don't think they mean watching on this channel they mean watching the same vid in school.
@@captainmaximus2818 oh alr understandable have a good day
HAHAHAHAHHAHAH
Whether you're an adult or a child, you can enjoy this series and learn quite a bit in an hour. 🙏
This movie watched as a child started my love of all things medieval.
I fell in love with these books after finding them in our towns library when I was a kid, and I remember how exited I was when I first saw that they made 'movies' out of them.
1983 this was made. They don't make documentaries like this anymore. It was good I enjoyed watching it.
Watched this when it came out. So glad to watch it again.
Wow I think I saw this in art class in middle school in the mid 80's. I still remember the part where the thief was being kept in the dungeon. Although I thought I remember that a toilet emptied into the dungeon to torment it's...inhabitants. Looks like my memory of that had warped over time. Thanks for posting this.
I loved this series as a girl at school. thanks for sharing. Goes to see Cathedral which is the best documentary ever.... Thank you
A beautiful and clear presentation presumably made for a young audience but which doesn't talk down to them. I like how David sums everything up at the end - on the purpose behind the building of castles like these and how the changing times eventually made them obsolete. It's rare that you get a history lesson that gives you a real feeling for how people lived back then, or why people did things the way they did - most history documentaries these days seem to be loud spectacles made more to entertain an audience rather than educate them. I'm sure most of the commenters who declare this to be boooorrring would rather be watching one of those, but I'll take one of David Macaulay's thoughtful pieces anytime.
I saw this a long time ago on TV, I must have been 6 or 7 back then... I still remembered parts of it, and now I found it again by chance. Awesome!
i feel bad for you, goodluck
Partial time Travel
This taught me enough about castles as a kid that it really bugged me, years later, that neither Helm's Deep nor Minas Tirith had competently designed gatehouses in the Lord of the Rings movies.
"I am deeply moved Kevin" one of the best quotes ever
U like Star Wars? 💫
Thank you so much for sharing these David Macaulay jewels!
I watched this in elementary school. It was new then. Still good.
This is a gem. Many thanks for uploading this!
Thanks for sharing this. I really enjoyed seeing this as a kid. Great memories.
I have watched this documentary a thousand times . And I am still watching it
Watching for the 27 the time in a decade. Great Documentary
I loved all of Macaulay's videos as a kid. Watching it as an adult here are a few things I noticed: Several times people are shown emptying chamber pots into the street. Now I know that medieval cities would often fine people for not keeping their streets clean, so this depiction is unlikely. As a kid, I thought of the castle defenders as the "good guys" and as the Welsh attackers as the "bad guys", but now I have a better understanding of the fact that the English were basically invading Wales. Even so, the depiction of the Welsh soldiers burning down the homes of the peasants still looks grim. At 47:20 the sappers throw a pig's body into the tunnel before they set fire to the beams supporting the tunnel. As a kid, I didn't understand why, but now I think this is a reference to the Siege of Rochester, in which King John used pig fat to fuel fire to burn a tunnel.
The wealthy didn't live among the poor and as late as the 1850's chamber pots were emptied into the streets of London. Sir Joseph Bazalgette addressed the problem by building sewers You are correct that 40 fattened pigs were used to fire the wooden supports of the undermined tunnel bringing down a tower at Rochester
Goes to show how the video kinda does dirty the Welsh fight against English imperialism and colonialism. Complete with the rebel prince having a cartoon villain voice not to be taken seriously and certainly not positively, only the Welsh being seen doing bad things, only the English shown taking care of their wounded to add sympathy, and the "positive message" showing that everything could and become alright if the Welsh, past tense, just learn to "live side by side" with their invaders, obeying and assimilating to their english masters. It's subtle, but it's there. But then again, it was the 70s, it was only the start to Wales reviving from its cinders and fighting for itself as a nation, undoing centuries of social injustices and history written by the winners.
Am I the only one doing this for homework?
nope
Noah Culp are we in the same school? or..
nope
im doing this in quarantine
same
I loved this show as a kid. Thanks for posting.
This was about the time we are all doodling 90s logos on our notebooks. Then the teacher says "now submit your top ten things you learned about this videos". I miss middle school hahahah
Dude, this was my childhood.
This and yellow LEGO castle.
You must be very old
and Pyramid and Roman City
SAME
How old ARE you, LordVader1094? Living during the castle times and all that :]
Rented this every week from the library when I was a kid. Good times.
I saw this in elementary when I practically lived at the library. I had read the book, and later found this VHS on the library shelf. This film had a huge impact on my life, and I had a HUGE crush on this woman. I still think anyone that has a voice similar to her's is extremely attractive. I like it that she beats him in chest. And they are a great pair, with awesome chemistry
That build-up to and drop of the main theme at 2:36 is absolute fire!
4 years ago, people had to do a worksheet on this. now, during a pandemic, i have to do homework on this that is overdue
same unfortunatly
Duuude sammmmmmmeeeeeee
Fascinating documentary. Many thanks for uploading. From England. 👍
Absolutely worth watching. Although our "modern" times are determined by fast global changes, there's an undisputable consolation in these glances into history: That everything is futile and thus, even the dark times do not last, which means that there's still hope.
Very well done. This has always been my favorite program on castles.
7:55 - "A necessary precaution, we know the Welsh are watching us" - oh boy, If I had a penny every time I've said that...
I have some welsh blood
@@nurfacealways same
I really liked the way you put this entire project into action. What an Awesome story to go along with all the other factional information about Castles. I learned a wealth of knowledge & enjoyed this from start to finish. Thanks for the upload David.
My older brother or dad showed this to me when I was 6 or 7.I love history.
I still have the book that accompanies this show from when I was a kid back in the 80's and 90's.
This doco is an oldie, but a beauty! Still very informative over 30 years later.
We watched this at school, and at 21:53 my teacher blanked the screen xD
Because an illustrated buttocks was too racy? Ridiculous.
+christopher hatch think it could of been the scrotum lolol
Whys that...he doesn't ever have to take a Crap?
It's meant to be his hand, but it does look like that
Hahahahahahaha
I remember watching snippets of this in a college class for security believe it or not. It was a simple task but we had to identify things on a castle that helped to make it secure.
I remember this from when I was a kid. we saw it in school when this was newly released. This is one of the things that got me interested in medieval history.
Brian blessed doing the voice of master James
I knew he sounded familiar
It's interesting to note that the original distributor was not WHYY Philadelphia, but WTVS Detroit. I know this because I have a cassette of this from the '80s. Also, CPB and public television viewers weren't among the original underwriters (though the other three were).
I noticed WTVS is mentioned in the end credits, so that's interesting if they started these first.
I loved this as a kid. I kept checking it out at the school library
I had the book and vhs tape growing up. Loved all of his works.
who else has the worksheet for homework ._.
+GlitterSimmer i do
+GlitterSimmer me
Me
Yeah but who's gonna comment the answers
Worksheet?
I love this animation. It is awesome
thank you for posting this. I grew up watching this and its so nice to see it again
Loved this as a kid. Had it on VHS :P
who else was waiting for the "thank you" after they said "from viewer's like you"
i was
While all you children are complaining about having to watch this, the adult actually chose to watch this for enjoyment and learning.
Yea we don’t care we have been taught this repeatedly we want to learn something else besides old ancient people
@@sincerelyjanea6874 then go watch MTV and rot your brain with mind junk food.
Do you want a medal or something?
@@causticchameleon7861 I actually prefer to do something else that’s productive and mtv sucks lmao reading is my preferred choice when it’s something interesting and idk what teens you know bc my brain not rotting at least my 4.0 and college program says other wise but go off
MTV sucks so bad. I remember the first day it started. All music video all the time. It was great. I don’t know any teens very well these days as my youngest just turned 30yrs old. Keep reading and your brain won’t go to much. 4.0 is fantastic. Hopefully you’ll Carrey that GPA through college. And whatever you do, stay away from MTV. It’s a garbage pail now.
I remember reading Castle, Pyramid, City, Cathedral, and Mill many years ago. Great books!
Can’t believe this is nearly 40 years old
How did I miss this beautiful piece? Thank you for the posting.
Some voice-over in the animated sections by Brian Blessed, I think & maybe Michael Jayston also..
It’s not long ago, but I watched this as a freshman and now I’m a junior. Time goes by too fast. The teacher who showed me this had his last year of teaching with my class 😭
Who else back then, who say this in class, but didn't pay attention, yet watch the animated segments, and those people demonstrating and showcasing the ruins of the castle . . . I did, and it was great, and after seeing I even took the time and looking it up . . found it but not the entire video XP bummer
One interesting thing implied here is that after a while there would have been some intermarriage between the Welsh and the English townspeople who came there to occupy and settle, which probably helped ease some later tensions.
The tensions between the Welsh and English still exist today.
You're right I do remember hearing there are many groups opposed to links to England and there are probably some English who are not on speaking terms with the Welsh, so it is probably not a good idea to suggest to these groups they might be distantly related:)
The typical Welshman has a lot more Celtic in his background than the typical Englishman, who will likely have some Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Norman mixed in with his Celtic blood.
well, yeah,,,remember the law that the english master of the castle got first night privileges?
yeah, surely being submissive and assimilating into your english masters after they conquered your land and brought in colonial settlers to erase your people, help "ease later tensions". Tensions for sure, fighting for social justice and undoing centuries of oppression, colonialism and assimilation policies by the English and the "Union of equals" built by and for England and their domination over their trophies. The british empire started here.
tubey, not all halls had fireplaces. Often there was a pit in the middle and the smoke simply filled up the hall unless there was an opening in the roof.
A terrific video!! This really helped in getting a mind on the processes of castle construction.
So loved this when it first came out. Thank you youtube!
Brian Blessed & Derek Jacobi - nice
Damn its interesting seeing people watch this for homework. I found this video on youtube when i was a kid and it got me into history
This is a nice documentary. The animation is nice and the design of the castle is discussed in great detail. I regret that I ignored this video the first time I saw it.
Was looking all over for this doc. Remembered seeing it when I was a kid, learned a lot! Thanks for this upload!
thank god for PBS!
No, thank viewer support, and charitable organizations who pay for it. But why get off your ass and help someone, when you can sit in your home and pray for them instead?
Yea, I got tilted when I saw this, perhaps a bit too much so. But to say his comment had nothing to do with atheism is wrong.
I'm not talking about the original comment, I was commenting about the first response. I might not have made that clear.
NO!!! they charge now for most internet shows, five dollars a month miminum check it out
GODDAMNIT THANK YOU! THANK YOU, KZhead FOR GIVING PEOPLE SUCH AS ANTHONY223 THE TOOLS TO POST THESE VIDS! BLESS YOUR DIGITAL HEART!
Charming and informative. This is my first viewing of this documentary. I love animation, and the telling of the story of the fictional castle was brilliant. It could stand to be on its own, I think. I was 7 when this was released in '83. Now I'm 42, and still enjoyed it. I wonder if Shad (Shadiversity) has seen this.. Well done to all involved, and thank to you, Mr. Anthony223 for providing this for us to enjoy.
The first time I saw this. I was a teenager and it was on VHS.
This has strongly inspired the story I'm writing. Thanks for posting!
perhaps we shall see a video about the "motel of the mysteries"
Thanks for uploading all of these
The best documentary ever!!!
me watching this: my brain: i wish i was death
mood lmao
I think everyone should know a guy named "Kevin the Strange".
this was a great documentary i was shocked on good it was def gonna re-watch this again in the future i wish there where a few more like it thanks for posting
I remember when I first saw this with my dad back in the early 80's. We both loved it, I am happy to say after re watching it, I still do! You Tube is the great medium for sharing knowledge old and new, thanks for posting this gem!