Ian Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip  - TV series (2012)

1. Emergence

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02/10/2012

Ian Hislop charts how the stiff upper lip emerged in the late 18th and early 19th century.

Ian Hislop charts how the stiff upper lip emerged in the late 18th and early 19th century.

2. Heyday

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09/10/2012

How the Victorians made the stiff upper lip a genuinely national characteristic.

How the Victorians made the stiff upper lip a genuinely national characteristic.

3. Last Hurrah?

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15/10/2012

In the final part of his new series, Ian Hislop takes a wry and witty look at the ups and downs of the Stiff Upper Lip since the First World War and asks whether it still has a role in contemporary Britain.

In the final part of his new series, Ian Hislop takes a wry and witty look at the ups and downs of the Stiff Upper Lip since the First World War and asks whether it still has a role in contemporary Britain.