THE ‘BUBBERIFICATION’ OF HISTORY—WHEN ENTERTAINMENT REPLACES UNDERSTANDING
By Janus T. Saito-Madsen In Denmark we have a word for what’s happening to history on television—‘Bubberification’, named after Bubber (Niels Christian Meyer), a beloved children’s TV host who now fronts major history documentaries despite having no historical training. The name is affectionate but the phenomenon it describes is not. The pattern will be familiar … Read more