Series looking at marriage from the 1900s to the present day. This first episode considers the strengths and weaknesses of the Victorian marriage ideal. Show more

How, in the 60s and 70s, the traditional ideals of marriage were questioned and challenged as never before by rebellious youth, feminism and the permissive society. Show more

How marriage has survived, and for many got stronger, in the era from the 1980s onwards, looking at five couples whose relationships personify modern marriage. Show more