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TV historian becomes government advisor
Published Wednesday, Oct 6 2010, 11:18 BST | By Andrew Laughlin
Education secretary Michael Gove announced that Schama, the renowned academic who presents the BBC series A History of Britain, will advise ministers on teaching.
Gove said that the move will ensure no pupil leaves school without learning "narrative British history".
Schama, a professor at Columbia, said that he hopes to bring "excitement and joy" to the education curriculum.
"A return to coherent, gripping history is not a step backwards to dry-as-dust instruction," he said.
"It represents a moment of cultural and educational rediscovery."
In a recent interview with David Cameron, professor Schama urged the prime minister to make improvements to the teaching of history in schools.
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