Disappearing Britain

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Disappearing Britain was a three-part TV mini-series broadcast on the Channel 5 in Britain. The series contained rare archive film of Thatcher-era Britain, with a retrospective commentary, and interviews with the general public.

Three shows were broadcast:

;"Tea": Wendy Craig explored the changing British relationship with tea{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/British_history/programme_3520.php|title=Disappearing Britain: Tea|publisher=History Channel|accessdate=28 December 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212233309/http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/British_history/programme_3520.php|archivedate=12 February 2009}}

;"When Coal Was King": Ricky Tomlinson reported on the decline of British coal mining{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/British_history/programme_3504.php|title=Disappearing Britain: Coal|publisher=History Channel|accessdate=28 December 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215145827/http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/British_history/programme_3504.php|archivedate=15 February 2009}}

;"Beside the Seaside": Sarah Lancashire investigated the changing nature of summer holidays{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/British_history/programme_3510.php |title=Disappearing Britain: Beside the Seaside |publisher=History Channel |accessdate=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117230401/http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/British_history/programme_3510.php |archivedate=November 17, 2007 }}