Through the eyes of a handful of Brits, this is the extraordinary story of how the country was forged from the fires of division and conflict, only to reinvent itself and take the rest of the world with it.
Rebecca Johnson describes how the Greenham Common women protested on the nuclear silos.
Part 1: Cold War
With the threat of nuclear Armageddon dominating politics and seeping into the country’s psyche, a handful of Brits influenced the Cold War in ways no-one could have imagined.
From the ad men who shaped the tastes of the nation before triumphing in Hollywood, to the women who face down the American military and a spy who saves us from oblivion, Part One pieces together the story of how Britain’s internal divisions influenced the course of world history.
Watch on Channel 4, 24th October 2022, at 9pm.
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