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Revolution in Russia 1917
Great Depression 1929 - 1936
Spirit of Dunkirk 1940
City Bombing 1940 - 1945
Conflict in the Middle East 1946 - 1948
Berlin and the Cold War 1945 - 1949
Crisis in Suez 1956
Independence in West Africa 1957 - 1962
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Independence in West Africa 1957 - 1962

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These programmes capture a unique period in British and African history. The coming of independence for African states meant the end of Britain as a colonial power. These films show Britain coming to terms with its changing role and the emerging African states on the threshold of a new political future.