Advance Britannia
Andrew Marr revisits Britain in 1945 and finds the country victorious but nearly bankrupt, beginning a battle against the odds to retain its world power status.
Andrew Marr revisits Britain in 1945 and finds the country victorious, but badly beaten up and nearly bankrupt. With astonishing archive and telling anecdote, he tells the story of Britain's extraordinary struggle for national and cultural survival in the post-war world.
As the newly elected Labour government sets out to build 'New Jerusalem', Britain is forced to hold out the begging bowl in Washington. Back in Britain, Ealing Studios attempts to hold back the tide of Hollywood with a series of very British comedies.
There is a spirit of hope and optimism in the air, but the shortage of consumer goods and the British people's growing impatience with austerity threaten to take the country from bankruptcy to self-destruction.
A stirring story of Britain's battle against the odds to retain its world power status.
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Music Played
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Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Waltz
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The Cinematic Orchestra
All Things To All Men (feat. Roots Manuva)
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Charles Trenet
Boum
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Andrew Marr |
Producer | Chris Granlund |
Producer | Tom Giles |
Director | Tom Giles |
Broadcasts
- Tue 22 May 2007 21:0091热爆 Two except East, Wales & Yorkshire
- Tue 22 May 2007 23:2091热爆 Two Wales
- Fri 20 Jul 2007 20:00
- Sat 17 May 2008 20:0091热爆 Two except East & Yorkshire
- Fri 22 Jan 2010 19:0091热爆 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Mon 15 Dec 2014 16:2591热爆 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 16 Jan 2019 21:00
- Thu 17 Jan 2019 03:00
- Mon 11 May 2020 16:00Red Button One
- Mon 11 May 2020 20:00
- Tue 12 May 2020 02:30
- Tue 12 May 2020 18:00Red Button One
- Wed 13 May 2020 17:00Red Button One
- Thu 14 May 2020 15:00Red Button One
- Fri 15 May 2020 16:00Red Button One
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