Union with David Olusoga
Historian David Olusoga traces the events, the people and the forces that transformed four separate nations into a single state - the United Kingdom. In today’s rapidly changing world, can this historic union endure?
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Historian David Olusoga traces the events, the people and the forces that transformed four separate nations into a single state - the United Kingdom. In today’s rapidly changing world, can this historic union endure?
Union with David Olusoga
E1
The Making of Britain: 1603 - 1707
Available on Aug 25
David tells the story of Union from the 1600s - a century defined by religious and cultural divisions - to 1707, when...
Union with David Olusoga
E2
Creating Britishness: 1707 - 1806
Available on Sep 1
In the face of threats from overseas and rebellion in Scotland, a new sense of Britishness emerges and a national hero...
Union with David Olusoga
E3
The Two Nations: 1815 - 1851
Available on Sep 8
The Union seems secure, but beneath the surface run deep divisions, leading to the emergence of a new working-class...
Union with David Olusoga
E4
Union & Disunion: 1911 - present day
Available on Sep 15
The 20th century sees Ireland divided by Partition and the Union threatened by war. New ideas unify the four nations...
Mon Aug 25, 8:00pm
E1
The Making of Britain: 1603 - 1707
Sun Aug 31, 5:00pm
E1
The Making of Britain: 1603 - 1707
Mon Sep 1, 8:00pm
E2
Creating Britishness: 1707 - 1806
Sun Sep 7, 5:00pm
E2
Creating Britishness: 1707 - 1806
Mon Sep 8, 8:00pm
E3
The Two Nations: 1815 - 1851
Sun Sep 14, 5:00pm
E3
The Two Nations: 1815 - 1851
Mon Sep 15, 8:00pm
E4
Union & Disunion: 1911 - present day
Sun Sep 21, 5:00pm
E4
Union & Disunion: 1911 - present day