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Brave New World: Series 3: USA

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Brave New World: Series 3: USA: Episode 1

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Episode 1

Series 3: USA

BBC Two - Brave New World, Series 3: USA, Episode 1

William Crawley explores the USA's rich cultural connections with Ulster.

William Crawley explores the USA's rich cultural connections with Ulster. In this first episode William discovers the dangers faced by Ulster settlers on the frontier of Maine.

In this new series William Crawley travels to the USA to reveal the remarkable stories of the Ulstermen and women who have helped shape the country's industry, culture and politics. In this first episode William discovers the dangers faced by Ulster settlers on the frontier of Maine, why so many Ulster-Scots came to Pennsylvania and how Presbyterian radicals helped America gain independence from Britain.

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