British Social History (1981)
A new series of five programmes that looks at important topics from our history 1760-1851.
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The first in a new series of five programmes that looks at important topics from our history 1760-1851. Today's programme examines the earliest powered cotton mill set in a leafy Derbyshire valley.
The historical drama for schools takes a closer look at Glasgow in 1834, when the city filled with Highlanders, Lowlanders and Irish people, all looking for work.
A new play about the Workhouse Act of 1834. An old cottage is the home of Cathy's aunt and uncle. It may be cosy and comfortable now, but once it witnessed terrible things - which have left their mark.
Set in the Midlands in 1840, this edition tells the story of Thomas Cooper, a leading member of protest movement the Leicester Chartists.
A new series of five programmes that looks at important topics from our history 1760-1851.
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