Greatest Britons spin-offs

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The following is a list of spin-offs of the 2002 100 Greatest Britons program produced by the BBC.[1][2][3][4]

Country Broadcaster / Magazine Name (with English translation
where applicable)
Winner Airdate
Arab world Middle East Broadcasting Center Greatest Arabs ongoing
Argentina Telefe El Gen Argentino (The Argentine Gene) José de San Martín October 2007
Australia ABC Greatest Australian Howard Walter Florey [5]
Belgium Het Nieuwsblad Belg der Belgen Father Damien
Flanders, Belgium VRT De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian) Father Damien December 2005
Wallonia, Belgium RTBF Le plus grand belge (The Greatest Belgian) Jacques Brel December 2005
Bulgaria BNT Channel 1 Velikite Balgari (The Great Bulgarians) Vasil Levski February 2007
Canada CBC The Greatest Canadian Tommy Douglas October 2004
Catalonia TV3 El Favorit (The Favorite) Jaume I
Chile TVN Grandes Chilenos (Great Chileans) Salvador Allende
Czech Republic ČT Největší Čech (The Greatest Czech) Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor May/June 2005
Europe Europe's 100 Most Influential ongoing
Finland YLE Suuret Suomalaiset (Great Finns)[6] Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 2004
France France 2 Le Plus Grand Français (The Greatest Frenchman) Charles de Gaulle April 2005
Germany ZDF Unsere Besten (Our Best) Konrad Adenauer November 2003
Georgia GPB საქართველოს დიდი ათეული (Our Best) David IV of Georgia (at the ending of the voting) 2008 (broadcasting was stopped)
Greece Skai TV Megaloi Ellēnes (Great Greeks) Alexander the Great January 2009
India Outlook India Greatest Indians Mother Teresa
Ireland RTÉ Ireland's Greatest John Hume 22 October 2010
Italy RAI Il più grande italiano di tutti i tempi (The Greatest Italian of All Time) Leonardo da Vinci February 2010
Japan Nippon Television The Top 100 Historical Persons in Japan Oda Nobunaga May 2006
Netherlands KRO De Grootste Nederlander (The Greatest Dutchman) Pim Fortuyn (first during live broadcast)
Willem van Oranje (first by total votes)
November 2004
New Zealand TVNZ New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers Ernest Rutherford November 2005
Portugal RTP Os Grandes Portugueses (Great Portuguese People) António de Oliveira Salazar October 2006
Romania TVR Mari Români (Great Romanians) Ştefan cel Mare October 2006
Russia Russia TV Channel Name of Russia St. Alexander Nevsky 2008
Spain Antena 3 El Español De La Historia (The Spaniard of History) King Juan Carlos I May 2007
South Africa SABC Great South Africans Nelson Mandela September 2004
Ukraine Inter The Greatest Ukrainians Yaroslav I the Wise October 2007
United States Discovery Channel The Greatest American Ronald Reagan June 2005
Wales BBC Radio Wales 100 Welsh Heroes (Radio Programme) Aneurin Bevan February 2004

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Russia: TV competition reflects personification for strong leadership". 26 September 2008. http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/BBAB/lib00589,123731189F05F888.html. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Alexander Graham Bell: Life of an Inventive Man. Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.. 2008. http://books.google.com/books?id=wTPD9x0g4akC&pg=PA30&dq=%22100+greatest+britons%22&hl=en&ei=_st5TsbbI5CL0QHu5qytAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22100%20greatest%20britons%22&f=false. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  3. ^ Galpin, Richard (27 December 2008). "Europe | Stalin's new status in Russia". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7798497.stm. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  4. ^ ".". The Prague Post. http://www.praguepost.com/print/4666-theater-star-smoljak-dies.html. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  5. ^ "The Greatest Australian on the ABC TV special of the same name (successfully speaking for Lord Howard Florey)". Abc.net.au. 22 November 2009. http://www.abc.net.au/einsteinfactor/txt/s2506015.htm. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  6. ^ "Dictionary - Definition of Suomalaiset". Websters-dictionary-online.net. http://www.websters-dictionary-online.net/definitions/Suomalaiset. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 

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