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Season 1

  • S01E01 1936 Abdication Crisis

    • January 11, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

  • S01E02 Devolution

    • January 11, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Professor Vernon Bogdanor delivering a short lecture on the creation of a Scottish Parliament and an Assembly for Wales.

  • S01E03 Warren Hastings

    • February 12, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Historian Sean Lang delivers a short lecture on Warren Hastings, who was tried for impeachment over what was claimed to be his corrupt government of India.

  • S01E04 1916 Military Service

    • January 13, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

  • S01E05 1975 European Referendum

    • January 14, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Professor Vernon Bogdanor delivering a short lecture on the 1975 referendum held to either confirm the UKs membership of the Common Market or leave it.

  • S01E06 The 1832 Reform Act

    • January 14, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Historian Kate Williams on the 1832 Reform Act, which widened the franchise for general elections, created constituencies in new cities and abolished the 'rotten boroughs'.

  • S01E07 1931 National Government

    • January 17, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Professor Vernon Bogdanor on the 1931 National Government formed by Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald to avoid a general election during a financial crisis.

  • S01E08 1935 Government of India Act

    • January 19, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Historian Sean Lang delivers a short lecture on the 1935 Government of India Act, which granted India a degree of self-government.

  • S01E09 1876 Royal Titles Act

    • January 19, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Historian Sean Lang delivers a short lecture on the 1876 Royal Titles Act, which gave Queen Victoria the title of Empress of India.

  • S01E10 1534 Act of Supremacy

    • January 26, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    A short lecture by historian Kate Williams on the 1534 Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the church in England.

  • S01E11 1911 Parliament Act

    • February 6, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Professor Vernon Bogdanor gives a short lecture on the 1911 Parliament Act which established the primacy of the House of Commons over the House of Lords.

  • S01E12 Charles I

    • January 11, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    How can Parliament kill a king? Historian Kate Williams delivers a short lecture on how Parliament challenged the divine right of kings in 1649 and put Charles I on trial for high treason.

  • S01E13 Indian Independence Act 1947

    • January 22, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Historian Sean Lang delivers a short lecture on the 1947 Indian Independence Act which partitioned British India into the two new dominions of India and Pakistan.

  • S01E14 1707 Act of Union

    • January 28, 2021
    • BBC Parliament

    Historian Kate Williams delivers a short lecture on the 1707 Act of Union between Scotland and England.