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British Socialism: The Grand Tour

Anne McElvoy traces the story of British socialism.

Radio 4,12 episodes

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Series 1
From the Fabians to Tony Benn
Anne McElvoy traces the influence of Beatrice and Sidney Webb on British socialism.
02 Mar 2018,58 mins
Series 1
Tony Benn
Anne explores how Tony Benn turned from planning to populism amid the crises of the 1970s.
02 Mar 2018,15 mins
Series 1
Socialist Feminism and 1968
Anne McElvoy explores the impact of the Women's Liberation Movement on British socialism.
01 Mar 2018,15 mins
Series 1
1945
How Ellen Wilkinson went from Communism to the Jarrow March to a seat in the cabinet.
28 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 1
Ernest Bevin v Stafford Cripps
The battle for socialism's soul between a trade union boss and a revolutionary barrister.
27 Feb 2018,15 mins
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Beatrice and Sidney Webb and the Fabian Society
Anne McElvoy traces the influence of Beatrice and Sidney Webb on British socialism.
26 Feb 2018,15 mins
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Omnibus: From Robert Owen to Keir Hardie
Anne McElvoy traces the emergence of British socialism, from utopian visions to Parliament
23 Feb 2018,58 mins
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Keir Hardie and Ramsay MacDonald
How an ex-Liberal trade unionist became leader of Britain's socialist Parliamentary party.
23 Feb 2018,15 mins
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The Revolutionaries
The dreams, desires and romantic visions of William Morris and friends.
22 Feb 2018,15 mins
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The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers
Anne McElvoy explores the great Victorian tradition of mutual self help.
21 Feb 2018,15 mins
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The Chartists
Anne McElvoy charts the rise of Chartism in the mid-19th century.
20 Feb 2018,15 mins
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Robert Owen
Anne McElvoy visits the Scottish mill village run by socialist visionary Robert Owen.
19 Feb 2018,15 mins