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=C. Evaluation of Sources (250-400 words) Tips]= In terms of origin NEED MORE ON MICHAEL HIRST In terms of __purpose__ the major __limitation__ of **__The Tudors__** is that it is a television program, therefore designed to entertain rather than inform. The main goal of a director is to ensure that their television show is popular with their audiences. This affects the actors they choose to portray the characters as well as decide which pieces of history are relevant than others. “As creator Michael Hirst noted, “Showtime commissioned me to write an entertainment, a soap opera, and not history…And we wanted people to watch it.””(1) On the other hand a __value__ of the __purpose__ of a television series is that directors would have to remain relatively close to actual events otherwise they would have to deal with criticisms from historians.

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tudors  (Taken the 23 August 08)