Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

Season

2009

UK

7.9

Andrew looks at the first period of the 20th century, in the wake of the death of Queen Victoria - a new dawn for Britain.

Episode List

S1 • E1

A New Dawn

Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. He finds the country mourning the death of Queen Victoria and enjoying the bawdy pleasures of music hall.

S1 • E2

Road to War

The country basks in a hot Edwardian summer, but the assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo presages world war.

S1 • E3

The Great War

Britain gets its first taste of total war, which transformed the lives of people on the frontline and at home.

S1 • E4

Having a Ball

In the1920s, Imperial Britannia slid from view and Britain saw a housing boom and the birth of radio broadcasting.

S1 • E5

Little Britain

The Wall Street Crash and the rise of fascist politics in Europe caused chaos in 1930s Britain.

S1 • E6

Britannia at Bay

The series concludes with an account of Britain during the Second World War, starting with the events at Dunkirk.

Similar Titles

The British

Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

Reel History of Britain

A History of Britain

The Victorians

Cast

Andrew Marr

Self - Presenter

Katie Hardwick

Unity Mitford

Winston Churchill

Self

H.H. Asquith

Self

Adolf Hitler

Self

Neville Chamberlain

Self

Bernard L. Montgomery

Self

Oswald Mosley

Self

Ramsay MacDonald

Self

King George VI

Self