Simon Schama searches for who we are now in an age of change, and whether art and music can bring us together.
Where to Watch Series 1
3 Episodes
Who Are We Now?
E1
Who Are We Now?Simon Schama meets Sir Cliff Richard, Jarvis Cocker, Ali Smith and Frank Cottrell-Boyce in an effort to understand how artists, writers and performers have charted the huge changes in Britain.
Whose Britain Is It Anyway?
E2
Whose Britain Is It Anyway?Simon Schama examines how artists and writers, ranging from James Bond creator Ian Fleming to two-tone band The Specials, have responded to the changing face of post-imperial Britain.
Our Contested Land
E3
Our Contested LandSimon Schama looks at artists who’ve explored why the landscape matters to people's sense of who they are. From Philip Larkin to Seamus Heaney and Derek Jarman. Featuring U2’s Bono.
Cast of Series 1
Simon SchamaSelf - Presenter
David AttenboroughSelf - Reader
Luke McMahonDirector
Charlotte SacherProducer
Nicolas KentProducer
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