Reel History of Britain
Reel History of Britain is a 20 part series being shown on BBC Two, presented by Melvyn Bragg and about the history of modern Britain; through the eyes of people who were there. It was shown from 5–30 September 2011. The programme is a social history documentary, charting the course of the twentieth century through archive film, plus interviews and recollections of key events that have taken place in the last one-hundred years, since the advent of moving film. In each episode, Bragg goes to a different place in the UK and shows people film in a 1950s Ministry of Technology mobile cinema, then gauges their reactions and captures them on film.
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01Britain's Wartime EvacueesRate
- 1.02Britain's First TeenagersRate
- 1.03Soldier, SoldierRate
- 1.04Britain's Black DiamondsRate
- 1.05The Roaring TwentiesRate
- 1.06Britain's Home GuardRate
- 1.07Bitain's National DisgraceRate
- 1.08Britain on the MoveRate
- 1.09The Glory Days of FishingRate
- 1.10Sun, Sea and SangriaRate
- 1.11The Birth of the NHSRate
- 1.12Steel Ships and Iron MenRate
- 1.13A Right Royal Knees-UpRate
- 1.14Britain's Green and Pleasant LandRate
- 1.15Britain's Secondary Modern SchoolsRate
- 1.16Long to Reign Over UsRate
- 1.17Streets in the SkyRate
- 1.18The End of the LineRate
- 1.19Dawn of a New EraRate
- 1.20Beside the SeasideRate
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