This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century is a History Documentary programme.

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This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century

Below is a list of all Episodes from all Seasons of This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century

Season 1

• 1. 1901: A New King, a New Century
• 2. 1902: South Africa, Balfour and Education
• 3. 1903: Naval Build-Up, Free Trade and the Empire
• 4. 1904: Ships, Cars Conurbations, and Churchill Crosses the Floor
• 5. 1905: Rebellion in Russia and Balfour Resigns
• 6. 1906: Corn Flakes, Traffic and the Moroccan Question
• 7. 1907: Women's Rights, Religious Discrimination and Military Reform
• 8. 1908: Asquith, Pensions and the Balkans
• 9. 1909: The Royal Navy and Trouble Brewing in the Lords
• 10. 1910: King George V
• 11. 1911: Constitutional Confrontation and the Agadir Crisis
• 12. 1912: The Titanic, Home Rule and the Marconi Affair
• 13. 1913: Ireland, Emily Davison and the Tango
• 14. 1914: The UVF and the Outbreak of War
• 15. 1915/1918: The Great War
• 16. 1919: The Origins of World War II
• 17. 1920: Russia and Ireland
• 18. 1922/1923: Lloyd George Out, Baldwin In
• 19. 1924: The First Labour PM and the Zinoviev Letter
• 20. 1925/1926: Churchill's First Budget and the General Strike
• 21. 1927/1928: Enter Hitler, and the Rise of Motoring
• 22. 1929: Red Buses and the Wall Street Crash
• 23. 1930: European Union and India
• 24. 1931: National Government and Naval Mutiny
• 25. 1932: The King and the Dominions
• 26. 1933: The Chancellor of Germany
• 27. 1934: The Night of the Long Knives, and the Long March
• 28. 1935: Macdonald Resigns and Hitler Rearms
• 29. 1936: Edward VIII and Unemployment
• 30. 1937 - A Coronation as War Looms
• 31. 1938 - Anschluss and the Munich Agreement
• 32. 1939 - The Approach of War
• 33. 1940 - Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the Evacuation
• 34. 1941 - Morale, Propaganda, and the USA
• 35. 1942: The Atlantic Charter, India and Women
• 36. 1943: The Turning of the Tide and the Beveridge Report
• 37. 1944: D-Day, Education, and the Birth of the UN
• 38. 1945: The End of the War and a Labour Landslide
• 39. 1946: Shortages, the National Health Bill and the UN Meet
• 40. 1947: A Harsh Winter and Independence for India
• 41. 1948: BR, the NHS and the Berlin Airlift
• 42. 1949: The Republic of Ireland, the Farthing and NATO
• 43. 1950: War in Korea and the European Debate
• 44. 1951: The Return of Churchill
• 45. 1952: The Death of George VI
• 46. 1953: The New Elizabeth Age
• 47. 1954: The Four-Minute Mile, the H-Bomb and Eden's Frustration
• 48. 1955: The Warsaw Pact and the Departure of Churchill
• 49. 1956: The Suez Crisis
• 50. 1957: Harold Macmillan Becomes PM and a Dog Goes into Space
• 51. 1958: CND, Cyprus and the End of National Service
• 52. 1959: Cuba, Cyprus and the Russians Reach the Moon
• 53. 1960: The Wind of Change
• 54. 1961: The Bay of Pigs and the Building of the Berlin Wall
• 55. 1962: TW3, the Death of Marilyn Monroe and the Cuban Missile Crisis
• 56. 1963: Beeching, Profumo and Martin Luther King's Dream
• 57. 1964: Ian Smith, Harold Wilson, and Vietnam
• 58. 1965: The Death of Churchill, Rolling Thunder and UDI
• 59. 1966: Another Labour Victory
• 60. 1967: The Six-Day War and Devaluation
• 61. 1968: Revolution in Paris and Spring in Prague
• 62. 1969: The Troubles, Biafra, and a Place of Strife
• 63. 1970: Edward Heath Becomes MP
• 64. 1971: Decimialisation and Ulster in Flames
• 65. 1972: Britain Joins Europe, Bloody Sunday, and Black September
• 66. 1973: Rivers of Blood, Europe, and the Yorn Kippur War
• 67. 1974: Who Governs Britain
• 68. 1975: The Birth of Thatcherism and a Referendum on Europe
• 69. 1976: Wilson Resigns
• 70. 1977: Jubilee and Charter 77
• 71. 1978: Camp David, Devolution and a Polish Pope
• 72. 1979: Prime Minister Thatcher and the IRA
• 73. 1980: Afghanistan and Michael Foot
• 74. 1981: The SDP and IRA Hunger Strikes
• 75. 1982: The Falklands War
• 76. 1983: The Falklands Factor Election and Star Wars
• 77. 1984: The Miners' Strike and the Brighton
• 78. 1985: Gorbachev and the Anglo-Irish Agreement
• 79. 1986: Chernobyl and the Westland Affair
• 80. 1987: The Great Debate, Black Monday and the Great Storm
• 81. 1988: Another Thatcher Victor and Cabinet Divisions
• 82. 1989: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Tiananmen Square
• 83. 1990: The Poll Tax, the ERM, and Exit Margaret Thatcher
• 84. 1991: John Major and War with Iraq
• 85. 1992: Oldies, Speculators, and Labour Falls
• 86. 1993/1994: The Death of John Smith, Maastricht, and the Balkans
• 87. 1995/1996: Major Resigns and Labour Reforms
• 88. 1997: The Death of Diana and the Election of New Labour
• 89. 1998/1999: Devolution, Kosovo and the Lords
• 90. 2000: 2,000 Years of Kinship

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