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Politically Postwar Episodes

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  1. What if?

    20/20 What would Britain have been like if Winston Churchill had won the 1945 general election?

  2. Post-postwar

    19/20 When did the postwar period end?

  3. Churchill: Lion in Winter

    18/20 What happened to Winston Churchill in the years after the 1945 general election?

  4. A New Jerusalem?

    17/20 How much of Britain鈥檚 past were Labour willing to jettison in 1945?

  5. The Result

    16/20 The immediate result of the general election in 1945 was silence 鈥� a three-week hiatus.

  6. Debt to America

    15/20 David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age.

  7. United Nations

    14/20 David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age.

  8. From Yalta to Potsdam

    13/20 David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age.

  9. Art, War and Propaganda

    12/20 With the creation of the Arts Council in 1945, on-going state patronage of the arts began.

  10. 蜜芽传媒s for Heroes

    11/20 The 1945 election was fought and decided over two main issues: demobilisation and housing.

  11. 10. India and Empire

    10/20 The question of self-government for India would have to be confronted when war was over.

  12. 9. Churchill's 'Gestapo' Broadcast

    9/20 Churchill's first election broadcast in 1945 might be remembered as his greatest gaffe.

  13. 8. Healthcare for All

    8/20 The war changed many things, and access to healthcare was one of them.

  14. 7. The Labour Manifesto

    7/20 Uniquely in modern British history, the 1945 Labour Manifesto was a genuine bestseller.

  15. 6. Appealing to Women

    6/20 How did the 1945 election reflect the dramatically changed working lives of women?

  16. 5. The Soldiers' Election

    5/20 During the 1945 election, there were still almost five million servicemen and women.

  17. 4. Public Opinion

    4/20 How could politicians know what voters were thinking in 1945?

  18. 3. The Beveridge Report

    3/20 William Beveridge's plan was an answer to the question of what we were fighting for.

  19. 2. Mr Churchill and Mr Attlee

    2/20 With the war in Europe at an end, Churchill and Attlee became fierce election rivals.

  20. 1. The Rejection

    1/20 Why did Winston Churchill find himself so decisively rejected by the electorate?

  21. Trailer

    1/20 David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age.