What unbelievable and ethically dubious Reality TV concepts made it onto our screens in the 2000s? What was behind Big Brother’s game changing popularity?  How did Trump’s time on The Apprentice pave the way for his presidency?

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they explore the latest chapter in the story of Reality TV’s worldwide success. 

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Who was Lance Loud, America's first openly gay TV celebrity? What ethically dubious tactics did producers pioneer in MTV's hit show 'The Real World' to manipulate participants and storylines? What does it mean when reality TV becomes a form of social experiment?

Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they explore the developments that brought us the reality TV we know and love.

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Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Harry Balden

Producer: Alice Horrell

Head of History: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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What was David's experience on Celebrity Traitors like? How can we trace the origins of this beloved show back to WWII? How has Reality TV shaped the modern world?

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they explore the history of reality TV.

Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Harry Balden

Producer: Alice Horrell

Head of History: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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Why did the Confederate states think that stopping the global supply of cotton would force Britain to join their side in the American Civil War? What extraordinary humanitarian effort did the Union pull off to help starving mill workers in Lancashire? Why were Liverpudlians building warships to support of the slave owning states? 

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they discuss the Southern State’s King Cotton Gamble during The American Civil War.

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Producer: Callum Hill

Senior Producer: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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Why did Britain and America nearly go to war over the capture of two Confederate officers from a British Ship? What did President Lincoln’s Emergency War Cabinet respond to Britain’s threatening ultimatum? How did Prince Albert keep the peace with the last letter he ever sent? 

Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they discuss the Trent Affair of 1861. 

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Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell

Producer: Callum Hill

Senior Producer: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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David has just come off stage with Barack Obama - what does the 44th President think about the ‘Special Relationship’ between the UK and the US? What is the history of this relationship? What about during the American Civil war when the two countries very nearly went to war?

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they explore a darker chapter in the relationship between Britain and America. 

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Producer: Callum Hill

Senior Producer: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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Harry Belafonte, Josephine Baker, Bob Dylan, and which other celebrities joined the 250,000 marching on Washington in August 1963? How were the American Nazi Party planning to incite violence? How did Martin Luther King improvise the most famous speech of the 20th century? 

Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they explore the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and enduring its legacy. 

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How were figures like Martin Luther King organising to fight for Civil Rights in the Jim Crow era? Why were tensions so exceptionally high in America in 1963? What caused hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country to descend on Washington that August? 

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they look at the events leading up to the 1963 March on Washington, one of the most consequential rallies for Human Rights in America’s history. 

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Producer: Callum Hill

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How many times did Billy the Kid escape from prison? Who was Pat Garrett, the man who murdered Billy? Why does the story of Billy the Kid remain one of the most retold in history? 

Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they explore the enduring appeal of Billy the Kid. 

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Who was the notorious Western icon, Billy the Kid? How did he get caught up in the murder which made him famous? And, who was really in charge in the lawless Wild West? 

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they relive the true story behind the legend that is Billy The Kid.

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