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Whatever happened to the working class? In episode one of a two-part series for BBC One, Paul O'Grady goes on a very personal journey through the history of the British working class to find out how work shaped our communities and what happened when those iconic jobs disappeared.
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St Catherine's Hospital
Duration: 00:55
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On the buses
Duration: 01:33
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Domestic service
Duration: 01:44
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Working in a coal mine
Duration: 01:24
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Eric Coates
Calling All Workers (Worker's Playtime' Theme Tune)
Performer: Eric Coates Orchestra.![]()
Charles Williams and His Concert Orchestra
Housewives' Choice Theme (In Party Mood)
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The Specials
Ghost Town
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Link Wray & His Raymen
Rumble
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The Only Ones
Another Girl, Another Planet
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Primal Scream
Boogie Disease
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two Tribes
The Great British class calculator: What class are you?
The BBC teamed up with sociologists from leading universities to analyse the modern British class system. They surveyed more than 161,000 people and came up with a new model made up of seven groups. Why not find out where you fit in?
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Paul O'Grady |
| Executive Producer | Eamon Hardy |
| Series Editor | Clare Tavernor |
| Participant | Jean Marsh |
| Participant | Tony Benn |
Broadcasts
Thu 15 Aug 201321:00BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD- Thu 15 Aug 201322:40BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Tue 20 Aug 201323:35BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
- Wed 21 Aug 201300:35BBC One Northern Ireland HD, Scotland HD, Scotland & Northern Ireland only
Tue 3 Sep 201300:50- Wed 18 Jul 201821:00
- Thu 19 Jul 201803:00
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