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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.

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Season 1

  • Union and Disunion
    7.3/1017 votes

    Union and Disunion

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2023

    The 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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Making of Britain - 1603-1707
    7.2/1021 votes

    The Making of Britain - 1603-1707

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2023

    David 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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Two Nations
    7.1/1018 votes

    The Two Nations

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2023

    The 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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Creating Britishness
    7.0/1019 votes

    Creating Britishness

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2023

    David 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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown