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The war changed many things, and access to healthcare was one of them.
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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: E15: Debt to America | Politically
In 1945, Britain was the most indebted country in the world.
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: E9: Churchill's 'Gestapo' Broadcast | Politically
Winston Churchill's first election broadcast in 1945 might be remembered as his greatest gaffe.
Modern British History | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Exam revision programme focusing on the Liberal reforms, women's suffrage, the Home Front, the General Strike, the Depression...
The NHS: A Difficult Beginning
The story of the birth of the NHS, revealing how close its opponents came to defeating it and why the some of the fiercest opposition came fro...
Post-war Britain - the development of the National Health Service (NHS) | Exploring the Past: Post War Britain
Kirsty investigates how the newly formed NHS saved the life of...
Welfare State In Action | Panorama
A look at Britain's social services, including interviews with Professor Peter Townsend and Anthony Crosland.
Episode 1 | Benefits Britain 1949
Benefits claimants volunteer to live by the rules of the first year of the welfare state. This first episode asks how the state should supp...
Exploring the Past: Post War Britain
Six young people trace their family histories to find out what life was like in post-war Britain, discovering how society has changed.
S2E4: Endgame | The Battle for Britain's Soul
Angels over battlefields, the birth of the welfare state, US evangelism and a revolution in sexual freedom are all factors in t...
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