1: A New Dawn | Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain

Duration: 57'33''

Synopsis

Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. He finds the country mourning the death of Queen Victoria and enjoying the bawdy pleasures of music hall.

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