Anne McElvoy traces the story of British socialism.
Radio 4,·12 episodes
From the Fabians to Tony Benn
Anne McElvoy traces the influence of Beatrice and Sidney Webb on British socialism.
02 Mar 2018,·58 mins
Tony Benn
Anne explores how Tony Benn turned from planning to populism amid the crises of the 1970s.
02 Mar 2018,·15 mins
Socialist Feminism and 1968
Anne McElvoy explores the impact of the Women's Liberation Movement on British socialism.
01 Mar 2018,·15 mins
1945
How Ellen Wilkinson went from Communism to the Jarrow March to a seat in the cabinet.
28 Feb 2018,·15 mins
Ernest Bevin v Stafford Cripps
The battle for socialism's soul between a trade union boss and a revolutionary barrister.
27 Feb 2018,·15 mins
Beatrice and Sidney Webb and the Fabian Society
26 Feb 2018,·15 mins
Omnibus: From Robert Owen to Keir Hardie
Anne McElvoy traces the emergence of British socialism, from utopian visions to Parliament
23 Feb 2018,·58 mins
Keir Hardie and Ramsay MacDonald
How an ex-Liberal trade unionist became leader of Britain's socialist Parliamentary party.
23 Feb 2018,·15 mins
The Revolutionaries
The dreams, desires and romantic visions of William Morris and friends.
22 Feb 2018,·15 mins
The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers
Anne McElvoy explores the great Victorian tradition of mutual self help.
21 Feb 2018,·15 mins
The Chartists
Anne McElvoy charts the rise of Chartism in the mid-19th century.
20 Feb 2018,·15 mins
Robert Owen
Anne McElvoy visits the Scottish mill village run by socialist visionary Robert Owen.
19 Feb 2018,·15 mins
