Where To Stream Seven Ages of Britain Season 1 Episode 7
Age of Ambition
- Aired March 21, 2010
- 60 Min
In the last episode, David Dimbleby looks at how the 20th century saw ordinary Britons upturning ancient power structures and class hierarchies. The catalyst was the First World War, which embroiled the whole nation and called traditional values into question. The result was an ever-growing 'democratization' of culture, with art coming off gallery walls, becoming an instrument of self-expression at the service of the individual. Dimbleby looks at some of the great masterworks of modern British...