Oliver shines a light on America's 'untold' history.

(From Western Morning News)

For Oliver Stone to call something his "life's work", it must be pretty special. But the 66-year-old's latest project is quite an extraordinary feat, having taken five years of his energy and commitment to complete.

The triple Oscar-winning director and screenwriter is shining a light on the lesser-known aspects of American history in an epic ten-hour TV series called The Untold History Of The United States.

It's a collaboration with professor of history Peter Kuznick, who's known the director for a decade and has co-authored the accompanying book. Spanning Oliver Stone's lifetime, starting with the Second World War and first …