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Union with David Olusoga

Union with David Olusoga

★ 4.0/10•2023•59m•Documentary
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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.

Francis Welch · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime59m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 2, 2023

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Making of Britain - 1603-1707E159m

The Making of Britain - 1603-1707

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.

Oct 2, 2023

Episode 2 - Creating BritishnessE259m

Creating Britishness

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.

Oct 9, 2023

Episode 3 - The Two NationsE359m

The Two Nations

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.

Oct 16, 2023

Episode 4 - Union and DisunionE459m

Union and Disunion

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.

Oct 23, 2023

Actors

David Olusoga

David Olusoga

Presenter

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