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CNN Millennium was a 10-part series on human history from the 11th to the 20th centuries. The series represents perhaps the most ambitious undertaking to date by the network, presenting a global view of the human journey of exploration, creative spirit and intellectual achievements, as well as setbacks. The Millennium series should not be confused with the CNN Millennium 2000 DVD, which documents the celebrations around the world to greet the arrival of the year 2000. Also, the science fiction series Millennium does not relate to the CNN Millennium series in any way, save for the similarity in name. CNN Millennium originally aired between October 24, 1999 and December 26, 1999 at 10 p.m. on Sundays. Sir Jeremy Isaacs, award-winning filmmaker of "The World at War" and CNN's "Cold War," and Pat Mitchell, president of CNN Productions and Time Inc. Television, served as executive producers. The CNN web site elaborates:
Academy-award winner Ben Kingsley narrated Millennium. But his role remained confined to introducing the subject matter and placing it into context. Main protagonists such as Genghis Khan tell their individual stories in their native tongues, relayed to viewers through simultaneous translation. Bernard Heyes was in charge of graphic design and animation. Richard Blackford composed the original musical score for the series. Millennium’s ten episodes revolve around a common theme, or tool: 1. The 11th century is the Century of the Sword (referring to such calamitous events as the Norman conquest of England in 1066) 2. The 12th century features the axe (used to fell forests in order to build fleets and housing) 3. The stirrup moves the 13th century 4. The scythe wreaked havoc in the 14th century, due to plague outbreaks and bad weather 5. The sail assisted explorers in the 15th century, from China to Spain 6. The compass was the colonizers’ tool in the 16th century 7. The telescope fueled expanding knowledge about earth and universe in the 17th century 8. The furnace sparked industrial and human revolutions in the 18th century 9. The machine age began with the 19th century 10. The series concluded with the 20th, the Century of the Globe To complement the series, CNN Interactive created a dynamic online companion that includes animation, interactivity and 3-D effects. == Related Mini-Series == Also in October 1999, the Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E) presented the three-part series Biography of the Millennium, hosted by Harry Smith. That miniseries celebrated the achievements of the most important 100 people of the past 1000 years. To assemble the program, Biography staff conducted a survey of scholars, scientists, journalists, artists and viewers. Among those asked to rank the 100 most important people of the millennium were Henry Kissinger, Kofi Annan, Isaac Stern, David Remnick and Bob Ballard. The German book printer Johann Gutenberg was selected as the most influential among the field, due to having perfected a reliable way of transmitting knowledge – albeit not by unanimous consent. Isaac Newton placed second, followed by Martin Luther, Charles Darwin, William Shakespeare, Christopher Columbus, Karl Marx, Albert Einstein, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Galileo Galilei. The top 25 were discussed in more detail than the rest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CNN Millennium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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