Ian Hislop asks when and why we British have bottled up or let out our feelings and how this has affected our history.

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3/3 Ian Hislop takes a look at the ups and downs of the stiff upper lip since World War I.

Thu 6 Dec 2012 01:45 BBC One except Scotland

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