Series 1 (2023)
Release date: 2023-10-02
User rating:
6.5 / 10
Director: Francis Welch
Episodes (4):
1. The Making of Britain - 1603-1707
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.
Release date: 2023-10-02
2. Creating Britishness
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.
Release date: 2023-10-09
3. The Two Nations
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.
Release date: 2023-10-16
4. Union and Disunion
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.
Release date: 2023-10-23
Crew - click here to expand
Francis Welch - Director, Kat Feavers - Producer, Francis Welch - Producer, David Olusoga - Executive Producer, Leanne Klein - Executive Producer, Mary Crisp - Executive Producer