Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

2009 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

A New Dawn

In the first of a six-part series, Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. He finds the country mo

EP 2

Road to War

The assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo sets in motion the wheels of world war. In the corridors of Westminster old

EP 3

The Great War

Britain gets its first taste of total war. Marr argues that no shock has ever hit these islands with quite the force of

EP 4

Having a Ball

In the 1920s, Imperial Britannia was sliding from view and a more modern Britain tried everything new and asked endless

EP 5

Little Britain

For Andrew Marr, the story of Britain in the 1930s was one of betrayal, political extremism, unemployment and... hats. B

EP 6

Britannia at Bay

Marr's story of 'the people's war' begins with the defeat that came to define modern Britain's national spirit: Dunkirk.

Popular Cast

Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr
Self - Presenter