8.1/1013 votes#1 - 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.
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7.9/1012 votes#2 - 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.
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8.3/1011 votes#3 - 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.
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8.4/1011 votes#4 - 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.
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The Best Episodes of Union with David Olusoga Season 1
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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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Making of Britain - 1603-1707" is the best rated episode of "Union with David Olusoga" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/2/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Creating Britishness".