New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr
The broadcaster charts the changes in British society during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II which have transformed the country from the rigid, class-obsessed Britain of the 1950s to today's more liberal, inclusive society.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Documentary
The broadcaster charts the changes in British society during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II which have transformed the country from the rigid, class-obsessed Britain of the 1950s to today's more liberal, inclusive society.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Building a New Society
59 mins
Andrew Marr examines the way Britain went from a rigid, deferential, hierarchical, patriarchal and class-obsessed society in the 1950s toward a more liberal, inclusive, egalitarian society in the latter part of the Queen's reign. It is the story of the permissive society, of changing attitudes toward homosexuality, sexuality, gender and race, of a breaking down of class barriers and the growing equality won by women in the workplace. But it isn't an unfettered story of positivity and progress. Many liberties have been won at a cost and in the face of fierce criticism. This program takes in both sides of that debate: the liberal victories of the 'permissive society' as well as the ferocious backlash of middle England at the perceived erosion of family values.
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