Name: Union with David Olusoga
Released: 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Olusoga

TV Show · Documentary · History

National identity, social class, inequality. The modern fault lines dividing the UK can be found in the nation’s formation many centuries ago. Renowned historian David Olusoga reveals the human stories behind one of the world's most influential but fragile unions: the United Kingdom. How does the fractured way that the nation formed reflect the issues that the UK faces today?

2023 · 51m

Starring David Olusoga

Director Kat Feavers

EPISODE 1

The Making of Britain

David Olusoga discovers how Scotland joined England and Wales to form Great Britain.
EPISODE 2

Creating Britishness

In the face of multiple threats to the union, a new sense of British identity emerges.
EPISODE 3

The Two Nations

A new working-class identity unites the four nations, but soon famine comes to Ireland.
EPISODE 4

Union and Disunion

A sense of national unity emerges after World War II, but new divisions create questions.