Britain's Fightback
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Daniel Todman is a Professor of Modern History at Queen Mary. He has just published his epic study of how during the Second World War Britain fought back from near disaster to triumph. It opens with the fall fall of Singapore Feb 1942 and ends with Britain’s post war experiment in social democracy well underway.
Speaking to him amidst the Covid crisis was particularly fascinating. I was able to ask just why states are able to do and pay for in moments of extreme drama. Dan always encourages me to think differently about the past. This episode was certainly no exception.
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| 0:06.5 | We're covering over 500 miles and 1 million years of English history, |
| 0:11.5 | stopping at the places that tell the incredible story of this country. |
| 0:18.0 | From the south coast where the Romans arrived on Britain's rugged shores |
| 0:23.5 | to the nuclear defence bunkers of the northeast. |
| 0:27.5 | We're going to hear about the Monks, the rulers, bloody battles, murder and mayhem. |
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| 0:36.0 | My story of England's series starts on Monday 22 May. |
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