Greatest Britons spin-offs explained

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

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List by country or region

CountryBroadcaster / MagazineName (with English translation
where applicable)
WinnerAirdate
ArgentinaTelefeEl Gen Argentino (The Argentine Gene)José de San MartínOctober 2007
AustraliaABCThe Greatest AustralianHoward Walter Florey[5] January 2004
Bangladesh / IndiaGreatest Bengali of all timeSheikh Mujibur RahmanMarch/April 2004
BelgiumBelg der Belgen (Belgian of Belgians)Father DamienDecember 2005
Flanders, BelgiumDe Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian)Father DamienDecember 2005
Wallonia, BelgiumLes plus grands Belges (The Greatest Belgian)Jacques BrelDecember 2005
BrazilSBTO Maior Brasileiro de Todos os Tempos (The Greatest Brazilian of All Time)October 2012
BulgariaBNT Channel 1Velikite Balgari (The Great Bulgarians)Vasil LevskiFebruary 2007
CanadaCBCThe Greatest CanadianTommy DouglasOctober 2004
CataloniaEl Favorit (The Favorite)Jaume IJune 2005
ChileTVNGrandes Chilenos (Great Chileans)Salvador Allende2008
ColombiaHistory ChannelEl Gran Colombiano (The Great Colombian)Álvaro UribeJune 2013
CroatiaNacionalNajveći Hrvat (Greatest Croatian)Josip Broz Tito2003
EcuadorEcuavisaEl Mejor Ecuatoriano (The Greatest Ecuadorian)Eloy Alfaro2005
Czech RepublicČTNejvětší Čech (The Greatest Czech)Charles IV, Holy Roman EmperorMay/June 2005
FinlandYLESuuret Suomalaiset (Great Finns)[6] Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim2004
FranceFrance 2Le Plus Grand Français (The Greatest Frenchman)Charles de GaulleApril 2005
GeorgiaGPBსაქართველოს დიდი ათეული (Our Best)David IV of Georgia (at the ending of the voting)2008 (broadcasting was stopped)
GermanyZDFUnsere Besten (Our Best)Konrad AdenauerNovember 2003
GreeceSkai TVGreat Greeks (Megaloi Ellēnes)Alexander the GreatJanuary 2009
HungaryMúlt-kor Történelmi portálA magyar történelem legkiemelkedőbb alakjai (The most prominent figures of Hungarian history)[7] Matthias Corvinus[8] 2008
IndiaOutlookThe Greatest IndianB. R. Ambedkar12 August 2012
IrelandRTÉIreland's GreatestJohn Hume22 October 2010
ItalyRAIIl più grande italiano di tutti i tempi (The Greatest Italian of All Time)Leonardo da VinciFebruary 2010
JapanNippon TelevisionThe Top 100 Historical Persons in JapanOda NobunagaMay 2006
NetherlandsKRODe Grootste Nederlander (The Greatest Dutchman)Pim Fortuyn (first during live broadcast)
Willem van Oranje (first by total votes)
November 2004
New ZealandTVNZNew Zealand's Top 100 History MakersErnest RutherfordNovember 2005
PolandTVPPolak Wszechczasów (Pole of All Time)Józef Piłsudskiplanned
PortugalRTPOs Grandes Portugueses (Great Portuguese People)António de Oliveira SalazarOctober 2006
RomaniaTVRMari Români (Great Romanians)Ştefan cel MareOctober 2006
RussiaRussia TV ChannelImya Rossiya (Name of Russia)St. Alexander Nevsky2008
SlovakiaRTVSNajväčší Slovák (The Greatest Slovak)Milan Rastislav ŠtefánikStarted on 28 October 2018
South AfricaSABCGreat South AfricansNelson MandelaSeptember 2004
SpainEl Español de la Historia (The Spaniard of History)King Juan Carlos IMay 2007
La 1El mejor de la historia (The Best in History)Santiago Ramón y CajalFebruary-March 2024
UkraineInterVelyki Ukrayintsi (The Greatest Ukrainians)Yaroslav I the WiseOctober 2007
United StatesDiscovery ChannelThe Greatest AmericanRonald ReaganJune 2005
UruguayCanal 10El Gran Uruguayo (The Great Uruguayan)José Gervasio ArtigasMay 2018
WalesBBC Radio Wales100 Welsh Heroes (Radio Programme)Aneurin BevanFebruary 2004

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Notes and References

  1. News: Russia: TV competition reflects personification for strong leadership . 26 September 2008 . 21 September 2011.
  2. Book: Alexander Graham Bell: Life of an Inventive Man . Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.. 2008 . 21 September 2011. 9781599862354 .
  3. News: Galpin . Richard . Europe | Stalin's new status in Russia . BBC News . 27 December 2008 . 21 September 2011.
  4. News: Theater star Smoljak dies. The Prague Post. 21 September 2011.
  5. Web site: The Greatest Australian on the ABC TV special of the same name (successfully speaking for Lord Howard Florey) . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 November 2009 . 21 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090310150713/http://www.abc.net.au/einsteinfactor/txt/s2506015.htm . 10 March 2009.
  6. Web site: Dictionary - Definition of Suomalaiset. Websters-dictionary-online.net. 21 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320150823/http://www.websters-dictionary-online.net/definitions/Suomalaiset. 20 March 2012.
  7. Web site: The most prominent figures of Hungarian history. Múlt-kor Történelmi portál (Past-Age Historic Portal). 4 May 2013. Hungarian. September 7, 2006.
  8. Web site: Matthias Corvinus in 2006 became the largest Hungarian. Múlt-kor Történelmi portál (Past-Age Historic Portal). 4 May 2013. Hungarian. 2007-01-24.