Novels That Shaped Our World | The Class Ceiling

This episode deals with class in all its shapes and sizes, from all sides of the class divide, in the UK, USA and India.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 58'44''
  • Broadcast date: 2019
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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