Duration: 13'37''
In 1945, Britain was the most indebted country in the world.
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only Staff and students of licensed education establishments only Cannot be adapted
Add Notes
Postwar: 1: The Rejection | Politically
David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age. Why did Winston Churchill find himself so decisively r...
Postwar: E10: India and Empire | Politically
The question of self-government for India would have to be confronted when war was over.
Postwar: E11: Homes for Heroes | Politically
In the end, the election was fought and decided over two main issues: demobilisation and housing.
Postwar: E12: Art, War and Propaganda | Politically
With the formation of the Arts Council in 1945, on-going state patronage of the arts began.
Postwar: E13: From Yalta to Potsdam | Politically
Between the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, everything changed.
Postwar: E14: United Nations | Politically
Both main parties supported the United Nations, but they disagreed about what that meant.
Postwar: E16: The Result | Politically
The immediate result of the general election was silence: a three-week hiatus.
Postwar: E17: A New Jerusalem? | Politically
Postwar: E18: Churchill: Lion in Winter | Politically
What happened to Winston Churchill in the years after the 1945 general election?
Postwar: E19: Post-postwar | Politically
When did the postwar period end?
Postwar: E2: Mr Churchill and Mr Attlee | Politically
With the war in Europe at an end, Churchill and Attlee became fierce election rivals.
Postwar: E20: What if? | Politically
What would Britain have been like if Winston Churchill had won the 1945 general election?
Postwar: E3: The Beveridge Report | Politically
William Beveridge's plan was an answer to the question of what we were fighting for.
Postwar: E4: Public Opinion | Politically
How could politicians know what voters were thinking in 1945?
Postwar: E5: The Soldiers' Election | Politically
During the 1945 election, there were still almost five million servicemen and women.
Postwar: E6: Appealing to Women | Politically
How did the election reflect the dramatically changed working lives of women?
Postwar: E7: The Labour Manifesto | Politically
Uniquely in modern British history, the 1945 Labour Manifesto was a genuine bestseller.
Postwar: E8: Healthcare for All | Politically
The war changed many things, and access to healthcare was one of them.
Postwar: E9: Churchill's 'Gestapo' Broadcast | Politically
Winston Churchill's first election broadcast in 1945 might be remembered as his greatest gaffe.
S1E2: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Days That Shook the World
How the duke's death led to the start of the First World War.
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
Drama-documentary which offers a new perspective on the most infamous battle of World War I, revealing how it was on the Somme that the Bri...
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
Transforming archive footage more than a century old, Peter Jackson brings to life the people who can best tell the story of World War I: the ...
1: Martial Races | The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire
David Olusoga challenges our perceptions of the First World War with the stories of the millions of Indian, ...
1: Advance Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
Andrew Marr revisits Britain in 1945 and finds the country victorious but nearly bankrupt, beginning a battle ...
Dunkirk (2017)
Hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops find themselves in an impossible situation. Christopher Nolan's epic wartime action thriller.
S1E4: Hiroshima | Days That Shook the World
Documentary recalling 6 August 1945, when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, with testimony from American colonel Paul Tibbe...
6: The Men Who Wouldn't Fight | Not Forgotten
In this special edition of Not Forgotten, Ian Hislop explores the powerful and often overlooked stories of conscientious object...
2: Stalemate | History File
The second section explores why the war wasn't over by Christmas 1914 and what life was like in the trenches.
Learning Zone | Britain's Great War
Jeremy Paxman traces the effects of the First World War on Britain. This was a total war which dragged in civilians as well as soldiers, ...
1: The Approach of War | History File
The first section asks who was to blame for the war.
4: Slaughter | 1914-1918
Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished. The battles of Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele w...
S2E2: The Christmas Truce | Days That Shook the World
An account of Christmas Day in 1914, when German and British soldiers initiated a spontaneous truce across the frontline.
3: The Wrong War | Nazis: A Warning from History
A look at how Hitler found himself at war with Britain - a country whose achievements he admired - and allied to his ideolog...
Chinese Labour Corps | The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire
David Olusoga discusses the experiences of the Chinese labour corp in WW1.
The Indian Corps and trench warfare | The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire
David Olusoga discusses the Indian corp experiences of industrialised trench warfare.
1: 1918 Western Front | Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields
The Snows visit Northern France to tell the story of the 1918 Battle of Amiens.
1: Berlin 1945-48 | History File
Compilation of secondary schools programme about the Cold War, featuring Berlin Crisis, Hungarian Uprising, rise of Soviet leader Nikita Khr...
3: The Home Front | History File
The First World War was a total war. Nobody escaped, even the women and children at home. In this third section we look at how the lives of ...
4: Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 | History File
Compilation of secondary schools programme about the Cold War, featuring Berlin Crisis, Hungarian Uprising, rise of Soviet leader...
Cookies help us run our services and give you a better experience. For the full details please read our Cookie Policy.
