life in late modern Britain theme
It is described what life might have been in Britain around 1750-1945, i.e., during the Industrial Age.
22 total · 3 choice · 17 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Cavalcade (1933) | choice | The story presents a view of English life during the first third of the 20th century from New Year's Eve 1899 to New Year's Day 1933. The events were shown from the point of view of well-to-do London residents Jane and Robert Marryot, their children, their close friends, and their servants. |
| movie: Howards End (1992) | choice | Everything about the film was stereotypically early 20th century British - likely more so than the book. |
| nonfiction: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) | choice | second half of the book is around London. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x01 | major | The story portrays life for a variety of people across the social strata, in Britain during the interwar period as well as during the Second World War. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x02 | major | The story portrays life for a variety of people across the social strata, in Britain during the interwar period as well as during the Second World War. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x03 | major | The story portrays life for both the low and the high at Brideshead Castle, an aristocratic country estate, in Britain during the interwar period as well as during the Second World War. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x04 | major | The story portrays life for both the low and the high at Brideshead Castle, an aristocratic country estate, in Britain during the interwar period as well as during the Second World War. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x05 | major | The story portrays life for both the low and the high at Brideshead Castle, an aristocratic country estate, in Britain during the interwar period as well as during the Second World War. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x06 | major | The story portrays life for both the low and the high at Brideshead Castle, an aristocratic country estate, in Britain during the interwar period as well as during the Second World War. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x07 | major | The story portrays life for a variety of people across the social strata, in Britain during the interwar period as well as during the Second World War. In particular, the viewer was shown striking workers and upper-class strike breakers have a go at each other on the streets of London during the 1926 United Kingdom general strike. |