Dominic Sandbrook Let Us Entertain You Series 1 2of4 In With The Old 720p x264 HDTV EZTV
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2) In with the Old
Dominic Sandbrook explores the effects of the industrial revolution in Britain, looking at how it presaged an upheaval of British society and an overturning of traditional social hierarchies. For the first time, innovation, technical knowledge and entrepreneurial skills - rather than an accident of birth - were rewarded with wealth. However, rather than challenge and reshape society, men like Richard Arkwright and Josiah Wedgewood became the new aristocracy. Similarly, in post-war British culture, working class voices railing against the inequalities of society and calling for change often ended up as Lord of the Manor. Pop culture's reinforcement of old order has therefore led to an enduring fascination with class, history and breeding.
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