Episode 1
Adapt or Die
2017-02-22 • 61 min
This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis
TV season
2017-02-22
Drawing on newly available info, this show traces how the British royal family has survived the last 100 years of power struggles, politics and more.
Episode 1
2017-02-22 • 61 min
This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis
Episode 2
2017-03-01 • 47 min
In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour
Episode 3
2017-03-08 • 47 min
The story of Prince Philip, the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.
Episode 4
2017-03-15 • 46 min
Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.
Episode 5
2017-03-22 • 48 min
This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.
Episode 6
2017-03-29 • 47 min
Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?