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A History of Britain by Simon Schama Series 3 Episodes

    The Two Winstons

    4/4 Examining the 20th century through the lives of Winston Churchill and George Orwell.

    The Empire of Good Intentions

    3/4 How the liberal politics and free-market economics of the British Empire unravelled.

    Victoria and Her Sisters

    2/4 Looking at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign.

    Forces of Nature

    1/4 Why the British proved immune to the siren call of liberty, equality and fraternity.