Union with David Olusoga

Synopsis

National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the fault lines dividing the UK.

First Air Date: 2023-10-02

Last Air Date: 2023-10-23

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: David Olusoga

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

David Olusoga as Presenter

Seasons

Series 1 (2023)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Making of Britain - 1603-1707 (2023-10-02)

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.
Ep. 2: Creating Britishness (2023-10-09)

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.
Ep. 3: The Two Nations (2023-10-16)

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.
Ep. 4: Union and Disunion (2023-10-23)

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.