Union with David Olusoga
National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the fault lines dividing the UK.
Cast: David Olusoga
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Series 1
4 episodes
1. The Making of Britain - 1603-1707David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined by religious and cultural divisions.CC59minOct 2, 2023
2. Creating BritishnessDavid Olusoga reveals how, in the 18th century, a new British identity was forged in the face of multiple threats from within - including the Jacobite rebellions in Scotland and an Irish revolution in 1798, and near-constant war with France.CC59minOct 9, 2023
3. The Two NationsThe 19th-century union appears secure, but beneath the surface run deep divisions, leading to the emergence of a new working-class movement - and a catastrophic famine in Ireland.CC59minOct 16, 2023
4. Union and DisunionThe 20th century sees partition in Ireland. A sense of national unity emerges in the aftermath of the Second World War, but economic challenges in the 1970s create new divisions and questions about the union’s future.CC59minOct 23, 2023
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National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the fault lines dividing the UK.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Francis Welch
- Created by
- David Olusoga
- Cast
- David Olusoga
- Studio
- Wall to Wall
