Union with David Olusoga

  • Premiered: Oct 2023
  • Episodes: 4
  • Followers: 2
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Monday at 21
  • Documentary

Seasons:

You need to be logged in to mark episodes as watched. Log in or sign up.

Season 1
1x1
The Making of Britain
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 02, 2023
David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined by religious and cultural divisions.
1x2
Creating Britishness
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 09, 2023
David Olusoga reveals how, in the 18th century, a new British identity was forged in the face of multiple threats from within - including the Jacobite rebellions in Scotland and an Irish revolution in 1798, and near-constant war with France.
1x3
The Two Nations
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 16, 2023
The 19th-century union appears secure, but beneath the surface run deep divisions, leading to the emergence of a new working-class movement - and a catastrophic famine in Ireland.
1x4 Season finale
Union and Disunion
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 23, 2023
The 20th century sees partition in Ireland. A sense of national unity emerges in the aftermath of the Second World War, but economic challenges in the 1970s create new divisions and questions about the union’s future.

If there are missing episodes or banners (and they exist on TheTVDB) you can request an automatic full show update:

Request show update

If you like this show, you may also enjoy: