The Invention Of Britain

This is the story of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, from Offa's Dyke to Hadrian's Wall via Dublin and Belfast, Edinburgh too. What has made this Atlantic archipelago come together?

Three acts of union, plus an Anglo-Irish agreement in 1921. Our rulers may have come from everywhere, yet for centuries we were at war with ourselves.

Episode one considers England and Scotland, and the reasons behind the union of 1707.

Recorded around the country, on the borders, the battlefields, in the rooms where deals were done...

• Presented by award-winning reporter Misha Glenny.
• Producer: Miles Warde for BBC Radio 4

Publicity contact: Radio 4 Publicity