Modern Britain

8: 1991 Gulf | Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields

Peter and Dan Snow tell the story of Operation Desert Storm, revealing how the battle was dominated by cutting-e...

Liverpool in the sixties | A House Through Time

David Olusoga explores the boom in art, music and culture in Liverpool during the swinging sixties.

S2E3: Burning Belief | The Battle for Britain's Soul

The emergence of secularism in the 20th century presented the Church with an unprecedented test and provoked a critical ...

Postwar: E19: Post-postwar | Politically

When did the postwar period end?

Postwar: E20: What if? | Politically

What would Britain have been like if Winston Churchill had won the 1945 general election?

Postwar: E18: Churchill: Lion in Winter | Politically

What happened to Winston Churchill in the years after the 1945 general election?

Postwar: E16: The Result | Politically

The immediate result of the general election was silence: a three-week hiatus.

3: Made in Britain | New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr

During the Queen's long reign, Britain's heavy industries have faced devastating decline. Andrew Marr picks the 'New E...

2: A Brave New World | New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr explores how Britain since 1952 has coped with the loss of empire, America's cultural and political hege...

6: The South: Dreams of Tomorrow | How We Built Britain

David Dimbleby's journey through Britain's architecture concludes with a look at how 20th-century developments change...

20th Century Wrap: 3: 1930s: What Depression? | History File

This programme covers the 30's and the extent of the depression. Contemporay film-makers recorded a vivid pictu...

1: Building a New Society | New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr examines the way in which Britain went from a rigid, class-obsessed society in the 1950s toward a m...

3: Flood at Winchester | Cathedral

Documentary drama series that reconstructs events that shaped the building of Britain's cathedrals.Winchester Cathedral faced destruction ...

9: Churchill | Great Britons (2002)

In the final documentary of the series, MP Mo Mowlam argues for Winston Churchill as the greatest Briton, portraying him as an inspiratio...

4: The Winner Takes It All 77-79 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at the final years of the decade, marked by concerns that appear startlingly current.

2: Doomwatch 73-74 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at the impact of a fast-changing world on British life and the effects of the oil price hike of the 70s.

2: Churchill | Secrets of Leadership

Andrew Roberts reveals many of Churchill's weaknesses as a subordinate in charge of the Royal Navy, and the great strengths they became ...

7: 1982 Falklands | Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields

Peter and Dan Snow tell the story of how the British fought back to regain control of the Falkland Islands ...

2: Under Pressure | The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook looks at a dynamic decade. By the mid-80s, Britain felt like an embattled nation, struggling to establis...

1: The Sound of the Crowd | The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook takes a look at a dynamic decade. This episode looks at how the early 80s saw new forces of choi...

Finding My Family - Windrush | Newsround Specials

Seventy years since the Windrush's UK arrival, two kids head to the Caribbean to discover why their grandparents left for a...

The Toxteth Riots | A House Through Time

In July 1981 riots broke out in Liverpool, following longstanding tensions between police and the black community. David Olusoga inv...

Heritage | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Michaela explains the importance of valuing her black heritage and understanding the struggles that her family have been through.

Windrush project | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Michaela introduces herself and her family in a sociology project about her heritage and the windrush generation.

Confused memories | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

The sounds of riots outside bring up confusing and upsetting memories for Cyrus.

University | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

A visit to David's university bar unlocks a secret that Malcolm has tried to repress.

Different upbringings | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Malcolm and David consider how their different upbringings have shaped their lives today.

Samantha 1993: Part 3 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Samantha talks about the experience of being the only white person in her husband's family.

Samantha 1993: Part 2 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Samantha talks about the experience of being the only white person in her husband's family.

Samantha 1993: Part 1 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Samantha talks about the experience of being the only white person in her husband's family.

Death | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Yvonne confronts her emotions about the death of the biological father that left her mother when she was pregnant.

The New Cross Fire | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Yvonne explains how attitudes towards her have changed in the aftermath of the New Cross Fire.

Cyrus 1951: Part 3 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Cyrus 1951: Part 2 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Cyrus 1951: Part 1 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Racism | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Kev talks about the everyday racism he experiences as a black man living in England.

Family and work | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Kev talks about his relationships with this family and the experience of being the only black mechanic at his work.

Love | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Cyrus meets Eunice | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Michael | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Eunice tells the story of how she met an Englishman called Michael and how he left her with a baby.

Exploring the Past: Post War Britain

Six young people trace their family histories to find out what life was like in post-war Britain, discovering how society has changed.

S2E4: Endgame | The Battle for Britain's Soul

Angels over battlefields, the birth of the welfare state, US evangelism and a revolution in sexual freedom are all factors in t...

Postwar: E11: Homes for Heroes | Politically

In the end, the election was fought and decided over two main issues: demobilisation and housing.

Postwar: E9: Churchill's 'Gestapo' Broadcast | Politically

Winston Churchill's first election broadcast in 1945 might be remembered as his greatest gaffe.

Postwar: E7: The Labour Manifesto | Politically

Uniquely in modern British history, the 1945 Labour Manifesto was a genuine bestseller.

Postwar: E8: Healthcare for All | Politically

The war changed many things, and access to healthcare was one of them.

Postwar: E6: Appealing to Women | Politically

How did the election reflect the dramatically changed working lives of women?

Postwar: E5: The Soldiers' Election | Politically

During the 1945 election, there were still almost five million servicemen and women.

Postwar: E4: Public Opinion | Politically

How could politicians know what voters were thinking in 1945?

Postwar: E3: The Beveridge Report | Politically

William Beveridge's plan was an answer to the question of what we were fighting for.

Postwar: E2: Mr Churchill and Mr Attlee | Politically

With the war in Europe at an end, Churchill and Attlee became fierce election rivals.

Postwar: 1: The Rejection | Politically

David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age. Why did Winston Churchill find himself so decisively r...

Modern British History | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Exam revision programme focusing on the Liberal reforms, women's suffrage, the Home Front, the General Strike, the Depression...

Welfare State In Action | Panorama

A look at Britain's social services, including interviews with Professor Peter Townsend and Anthony Crosland.

The NHS: A Difficult Beginning

The story of the birth of the NHS, revealing how close its opponents came to defeating it and why the some of the fiercest opposition came fro...

Post-war Britain - the development of the National Health Service (NHS) | Exploring the Past: Post War Britain

Kirsty investigates how the newly formed NHS saved the life of...

S9E3: Protesting with Pankhurst | Horrible Histories

Protests about inequality or environmental damage are common today, but how have people protested in the past? Emmeline ...

The Suffragettes' (Song) | Horrible Histories

Emily Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett sing about their involvement in getting the right to vote for women.

Artefact: Nellie Dean's Letter | Michael Wood's Story of England

Michael Wood learns about Suffragette Nellie Taylor and her experiences during a London window-smashing camp...

7: Women's Liberation | 1900s House

The arrival of the maid has given Joyce the freedom to investigate the history of the suffragette movement. But the more she learns about...

20th Century Wrap: 2: 1910s: Why Didn't Suffragettes Win the Vote? | History File

This programme investigates the Suffragette movement.

6: Sylvia Pankhurst | Shoulder to Shoulder

1914: War is declared, and women still do not have the vote.

4: Christabel Pankhurst | Shoulder to Shoulder

Black Friday - 18 November 1910. A violent struggle in Parliament Square between suffragettes and police. But why don't the po...

5: Outrage | Shoulder to Shoulder

The campaign grows. Suffragettes destroy property, and Emily Wilding Davison becomes a martyr to the cause.

1: The Pankhurts | Shoulder to Shoulder

1898: Dr and Mrs Pankhurst and their four children are living comfortably in Manchester. However, in that year an event occurs which ...

Suffragette City | A History of the World

It was the campaign that changed the lives of British women forever. Actress Sheila Hancock is given unprecedented access to the Mu...

5: Activists | Icons

Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Examining the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Mart...

Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley

Documentary, presented by Lucy Worsley, which uses dramatised testimony to tell the story of a group of working-class women conducting a dange...

Episode 3 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. Vickery explores how the Edwardian suffragette movement became...

Episode 2 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. During Victoria's reign extraordinary women gradually changed ...

Episode 1 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery exploring the origins of the suffragette movement, beginning wi...

Suffragettes: Battling for Votes

When women were battling to win the vote, Parliament was on the front line. Rosalyn Ball looks back at the Suffragettes' campaign.

Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette

In 1913 Suffragette Emily Davison stepped into the path of the King's horse at the Derby. Clare Balding examines the story of Emily,...

Episode 9 | Evacuation Manor House

Local farmer Mr Ward brings a delivery of three little pigs. They might be cute but they're for fattening up to eat.

Episode 10 | Evacuation Manor House

The whole house gathers to hear a special radio announcement from the prime minister: the war in Europe is finally over.

Episode 8 | Evacuation Manor House

The evacuees prepare Pradoe Hall for a potential enemy invasion as Colonel Fanthorpe arrives from the Home Guard.

Episode 7 | Evacuation Manor House

A new girl arrives whose workshy ways certainly do not go unnoticed by the other evacuees.

Episode 5 | Evacuation Manor House

The evacuees discover just how scary life in wartime Britain was as they swap chores for building air raid shelters.

Episode 6 | Evacuation Manor House

The evacuees struggle with their manners. Pheasant shooting season arrives, one of the most important social events of the year.

Episode 4 | Evacuation Manor House

Sunday is not the day of rest for the modern-day evacuees. Miss Young is determined to get them fit, which means an early start for a 1940...

Episode 2 | Evacuation Manor House

With mystery surrounding the girls when no-one admits to using the hot water during the night, Mrs Dobson goes on the warpath in search fo...

Episode 3 | Evacuation Manor House

On day three at Pradoe Hall, the boys discover how unfair life in the 1940s can be when the girls receive a special invite to afternoon te...

Evacuation Manor House

Twelve modern boys and girls experience life as 1940s evacuees at one of the finest country houses in the land. The evacuees face the challenge of liv...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Tea

The Ellis family discover how life has changed for northern working class families. The postwar years see the family on rations with no frid...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Tea

The Ellis family travel back in time to reveal how life has changed for northern working-class families over the past 100 years. Their exper...

A soldier's daughter | Learning Zone

Sarah was a child in Bolton during the Second World War. With family friend Tyler, she remembers the outbreak of the war and the effect ...

Living through the air raids | Learning Zone

Alan lived in north London during the Second World War and was in his home when the neighbour's house suffered a direct hit.

An evacuee's adventure | Learning Zone

Betty lived in Cardiff during the war and was evacuated to Aberdare. With her family friend, Anesha, she retraces the journey and desc...

Britain and the Start of WW1 | Learning Zone

Dan Snow recreates a map of Europe on the beach to explain how Britain became involved in World War I.

American G.I.'s | Evacuation Manor House

The American G.I.'s stationed over in England regularly visited the evacuees and brought treats and even jiving from America!

Nettle soup | Evacuation Manor House

Creativity when it came to food was key in wartime, so the kids try making their own nettle soup.

Home Guard | Evacuation Manor House

The kids get some wartime lessons about spies and how to protect themselves from the enemy.

Gender roles | Evacuation Manor House

Boys and girls had very different jobs on the farm back in the 1940s, the girls would have to wash the boys underpants!