sentences:  A book released by Marr accompanying the series and bearing the same name also details this period of history.Fellow historian Tristram Hunt, writing in "The Guardian", complimented Marr for his confrontational, argumentative, personalised history, stating that television history, done well, should be more of an ice-bath than a comforting, warm soak.Gareth McLean congratulated Marr for analysing the times in which he immerses himself, effortlessly communicating his enthusiasm, and hinting at fundamental truths of the human condition, which he stated was the future of factual programming.