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British Social History

 (1981)

Streaming Episode Guide

Season 1 | Top 5 Episodes
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Season 1  
A new series of five programmes that looks at important topics from our history 1760-1851.
Man Made the Slave
Episode 4 - 11-08-1981
Set in the Midlands in 1840, this edition tells the story of Thomas Cooper, a leading member of protest movement the Leicester Chartists.
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Shame
Episode 3 - 10-19-1981
A new play about the Workhouse Act of 1834. An old cottage is the home of Cathy's aunt and uncle. It may be cosy and comfortable now, but once it witnessed terrible things - which have left their mark.
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The Poor Weaver
Episode 2 - 10-04-1981
The historical drama for schools takes a closer look at Glasgow in 1834, when the city filled with Highlanders, Lowlanders and Irish people, all looking for work.
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The Railways
Episode 1 - 11-22-1981
Railways - 'A device for making the world smaller'. Keith Chegwin visits the Liverpool to Manchester line and looks at ways in which the railways changed the 19th century.
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