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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

An epic account of the events that shaped Britain, from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War

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on BBC iPlayer (4)
coming up (3)
Previous programmes:
by year (5)

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    Having a Ball

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    Available since Wednesday with 16 days left.

    4/6. The 1920s saw a housing boom, the creation of the BBC and the Wall Street Crash.

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    1. The Great War

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      Available since Wed, 11 Nov 2009 with 16 days left.

      3/6. Britain gets its first taste of total war, which transformed the lives of millions.

    2. Road to War

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      Available since Wed, 4 Nov 2009 with 16 days left.

      2/6. The assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo sets in motion the wheels of world war.

    3. A New Dawn

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      Available since Wed, 28 Oct 2009 with 16 days left.

      1/6. Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century.

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Andrew Marr visits the backstreets of York on the trail of what made Britain the country we know today.

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Wednesday, 21:00 on BBC Two

5/6. The Wall Street crash and the rise of Fascism in Europe cause chaos in 1930s Britain.

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