Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Andrew Marr |
| Directed by | Robin Dashwood (1,3) Fatima Salaria (2,4) Francis Whately (5) Roger Parsons (6) |
| Presented by | Andrew Marr |
| Composer(s) | Robert and Peter Hartshorne |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Dominic Crossley-Holland |
| Producer(s) | Chris Granlund (series) Robin Dashwood (1,3) Fatima Salaria (2,4) Francis Whately (5) Roger Parsons (6) |
| Cinematography | Neil Harvey |
| Running time | 59 mins |
| Production company(s) | BBC production |
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| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format |
PAL (576i) (BBC Two) 1080i (BBC HD) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 28 October – 2 December 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain |
| Followed by | Andrew Marr's History of the World |
| External links | |
| BBC website | |
Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain is a 2009 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers the period of British history from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War. It was a follow-up to his 2007 series Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain.
Marr begins the series with the death of Queen Victoria and the Boer War. The population was "enjoying the bawdy pleasures of music hall", leading to concerns over the "physical and moral strength" of the working class. He describes the power struggles between David Lloyd George and Joseph Chamberlain, the women's suffrage movement, and the day on which Mr Rolls met Mr Royce.
The suffragette campaign becomes violent and independence for Ireland is proposed, while dockers and miners go on strike for improved conditions and wages, and the popular press raise fears of a German invasion. As a result, Liberal Chancellor, David Lloyd George, faced the dilemma of pensions or battleships. Marr also describes technological advances such as aviation and cinema, with future Hollywood stars Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel touring together across Britain. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo precipitates war, and Lloyd George is now in political conflict with his former ally, Winston Churchill.
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