Socialism.  Love it or hate it, the term evokes powerful emotions even to this day.  But why did socialism start in the first place?  This episode charts the rise of class consciousness at the start of the 19th century, covering major figures associated with the movement such as Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin and the German Social Democratic Party (SPD).  We'll also see the emergence of a distinctive working class culture through things as varied as soccer clubs, May Day parades and the language socialists used to greet each other. 

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