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Stiff Upper Lip: An Emotional History of Britain

Alternative title
Ian Hislop’s Stiff Upper Lip
Synopsis
Ian Hislop asks when and why we British have bottled up or let out our feelings and how this has affected our history.
EMERGENCE investigates Britain’s emotional history. Hislop charts how and why the stiff upper lip emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
HEYDAY investigates Britain’s emotional history. Hislop argues that we have the Victorians to thank for making the stiff upper lip a genuinely national characteristic.
LAST HURRAH? Hislop takes a wry and witty look at the ups and downs of the stiff upper lip since the First World War and asks whether it still has a role in contemporary Britain.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of production
2012
Subjects
History
Keywords
national identity; Great Britain

Credits

Contributor
Ian Hislop

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£40.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
3 x 60 minutes
Year
2018

Distributor

Name

Wingspan Productions

Email
mail@wingspan productions.co.uk
Phone
0207 428 8700
Address
5 Spectrum House
32-34 Gordon House Road
London
London
NW5 1LP

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