1: Advance Britannia | Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain

Duration: 59'01''

Synopsis

Andrew Marr revisits Britain in 1945 and finds the country victorious but nearly bankrupt, beginning a battle against the odds to retain its world power status.

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1: Advance Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

1: Advance Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

BBC Two | 2007 | 59'01''

Andrew Marr revisits Britain in 1945 and finds the country victorious but nearly bankrupt, beginning a battle ...

2: The Land of Lost Consent | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

2: The Land of Lost Consent | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

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3: Paradise Lost | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

3: Paradise Lost | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

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4: Revolution | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

4: Revolution | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

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Andrew Marr revisits the Britain of Margaret Thatcher and comes to some surprising conclusions about the British nati...

5: New Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

5: New Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

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In the final part of Andrew Marr's national saga, Britain enters the post-Thatcher era. Many have done well during...
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