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This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century Episodes

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  1. 1967 - The Six-Day War and Devaluation

    60/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  2. 1966 - Another Labour Victory

    59/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  3. 1965 - The Death of Churchill, Rolling Thunder and UDI

    58/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  4. 1964 - Ian Smith, Harold Wilson and Vietnam

    57/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  5. 1963 - Beeching, Profumo and Martin Luther King's Dream

    56/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  6. 1962 - TW3, the Death of Marilyn Monroe and the Cuban Missile Crisis

    55/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  7. 1961 - The Bay of Pigs and the Building of the Berlin Wall

    54/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  8. 1960 - The Wind of Change

    53/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  9. 1959 - Cuba, Cyprus, and the Russians Reach the Moon

    52/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  10. 1958 - CND, Cyprus and the End of National Service

    51/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  11. 1957 - Harold Macmillan Becomes PM and a Dog Goes into Space

    50/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  12. 1956 - The Suez Crisis

    49/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  13. 1955 - The Warsaw Pact and the Departure of Churchill

    48/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  14. 1954 - The Four-Minute Mile, the H-Bomb and Eden's Frustration

    47/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  15. 1953 - The New Elizabeth Age

    46/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  16. 1952 - The Death of George VI

    45/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  17. 1951 - The Return of Churchill

    44/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  18. 1950 - War in Korea and the European Debate

    43/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  19. 1949 - The Republic of Ireland, the Farthing and NATO

    42/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  20. 1948 - BR, the NHS and the Berlin Airlift

    41/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  21. 1947 - A Harsh Winter and Independence for India

    40/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  22. 1946 - Shortages, the National Health Bill and the UN Meet

    39/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  23. 1945 - The End of the War and a Labour Landslide

    38/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  24. 1944 - D-Day, Education, and the Birth of the UN

    37/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  25. 1943 - The Turning of the Tide and the Beveridge Report

    36/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  26. 1942 - The Atlantic Charter, India and Women

    35/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  27. 1941 - Morale, Propaganda, and the USA

    34/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  28. 1940 - Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the Evacuation

    33/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  29. 1939 - The Approach of War

    32/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  30. 1938 - Anschluss and the Munich Agreement

    31/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

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