Did you know?
The Notting Hill Carnival was founded after brutal race-riots in Notting Hill Gate, in 1958, to promote racial harmony?
This is just one of the things revealed in The History Channel’s new landmark series, 50 Things You Need To Know About British History.
This five-part series is already sparking some interesting debate – what are the most important moments from our history?... how much does the nation understand its history?...do these events define what it means to be British? Everyone will have an opinion about the 50 things chosen for the series.
From Stonehenge to The Suffragettes and Shakespeare to Monty Python, TV presenter and historian Dan Snow, English Heritage expert Anna Keay and historian Laurence Westgaph take a journey through time to discover what makes us truly British.
50 Things You Need To Know About British History with the Daily Telegraph - Sundays at 9pm from 7 September 2008. Join the debate on Sky Channel 529
