Rebuilding Britain

Why Churchill Lost in 1945Why did the electorate reject its iconic war leader at the moment of his greatest triumph? By Dr Paul Addison.

The 1948 London Olympics GalleryImages from London's 'Austerity Games', which took place in the aftermath of World War Two. By Stan Greenberg.

• The Wasting of Britain's Marshall Aid - A lost opportunity, by Correlli Barnett
• The Welfare State - Never Ending Reform - The history of an idea, by Frank Field
• The Peacetime Conscripts: National Service in the Post-war Years by David Prest

End of Empire

Britain, the Commonwealth and the End of EmpireBritain may have emerged victorious from World War Two, but at what cost to its global empire? By Dr John Darwin.

From Empire to Independence: The British Raj in India 1858-1947How was the Raj transformed from the jewel in Britain's imperial crown to the independent nations of India and Pakistan? By Dr Chandrika Kaul.

• The Hidden Story of Partition and its Legacies - by Dr Crispin Bates
• The Suez Crisis - Britain's part in the political disaster of Suez, by Laurie Milner

Social Change

Multi-racial BritainCan a truly multi-racial society ever be achieved in modern Britain, or does history prevent it? By Diane Abbott.

Thatcherism and the End of the Post-War ConsensusWhat was the post-war political consensus and why did Thatcherism represent its final demise? By Dennis Kavanagh.

• 20th Century Britain: The Woman's Hour - Presenter Jenni Murray looks at the role of women in the 20th century.

Windrush

Windrush - ArrivalsSeven passengers on the first ship to bring post-war immigrants from the Caribbean tell their stories.

Windrush - the PassengersWhen the ship's passengers disembarked, it immediately sparked an ongoing debate about identity. By Mike Phillips.

• Black British Literature since Windrush by Onyekachi Wambu

Jubilee

• Jubilee Day - How these royal occasions have been marked, by Jonathan Gili