The Things That Made England

Seventy-five years ago, on June 22, 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, marking a pivotal moment in British history. In this episode, we delve into the significance of this landmark event, as we explore one man's journey to prove his British citizenship amidst a hostile environment. Thanks to the dedicated work of journalist Amelia Gentleman, who shed light on the plight of tens of thousands of British West Indians fac...

• -1945: The end of World War II and the election of Clement Attlee's Labour Party, which introduced the National Health Service (NHS) and the National Insurance Act.
• 1950: Labour Party loses the general election to the Conservative Party, led by Winston Churchill, who becomes Prime Minister for the second time.
• 1964: The Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, wins the general election and begins a period of economic and social reform...

The Great Reform act transformed politics and parties in the UK - and Victoria's reign was the stage for one of the great political rivalries - Gladstone and Disraeli

• 1832: The Reform Act of 1832 expands the electorate, giving more men the right to vote.
• 1867: The Second Reform Act expands the electorate further, giving many working-class men the right to vote.
• 1885: The Liberal Party, led by William Ewart Gladstone, wins a ge...

David and Roifield go over the start of UK party politics from Exclusion Crisis to the Great Reform act of 1832

• Make the point that the growth of political parties is closely linked to the growth in the power of parliaments in Britain, and the exercise of politics in parliament rather than court, in the public eye (importance of war in that process)
• What are political parties?  A few definitions
• Parliamentary politics be...

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Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s. Ska combined elements of mento and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by accented with stabs on the off-beat. Prince Buster

Ska developed in Jamaica in the 1960s with Prince Buster, producers Clement Dodd, and Duke Reid and found its way to England in the early sixties alongside the wave of Jamaican immigrants that moved to England's big cities from the Caribb...