<description>&lt;p&gt;Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Hong Kong to Moscow, Cool Britannia to No Frills flights, we travel back in time to key moments in the '90s that reverberate today in unexpected ways.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 10: No Frills Air Travel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today Robert touches down on the first days of budget air travel in the mid 90s. The industry had just been deregulated and entrepreneurial disruptors were ready to radically reinvent the way we travel. No longer the preserve of the rich or a once the year treat, soon millions of us would be taking to the skies and life would never be the same again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Historical Consultant Simon Calder
Music and Sound Design Phil Channell
Producer Neil McCarthy&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Robert Carlyle takes us back to moments we missed in the 90s that shaped the world today.

Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe.How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s.From Hong Kong to Moscow, Cool Britannia to No Frills flights, we travel back in time to key moments in the '90s that reverberate today in unexpected ways.Episode 10: No Frills Air TravelToday Robert touches down on the first days of budget air travel in the mid 90s. The industry had just been deregulated and entrepreneurial disruptors were ready to radically reinvent the way we travel. No longer the preserve of the rich or a once the year treat, soon millions of us would be taking to the skies and life would never be the same again.Historical Consultant Simon Calder
Music and Sound Design Phil Channell
Producer Neil McCarthy

10. No Frills Air Travel

<description>&lt;p&gt;Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Hong Kong to Moscow, Cool Britannia to No Frills flights, we travel back in time to key moments in the '90s that reverberate today in unexpected ways.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today Robert hears about a think tank that came together in 1997 calling on President Clinton for the removal from power of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Its members were to become President George W Bush's inner circle and, after 9/11, their long term goal was to be acheived.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Historical Consultant Margaret MacMillan
Music and Sound Design Phil Channell
Producer Neil McCarthy&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe.How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s.From Hong Kong to Moscow, Cool Britannia to No Frills flights, we travel back in time to key moments in the '90s that reverberate today in unexpected ways.Today Robert hears about a think tank that came together in 1997 calling on President Clinton for the removal from power of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Its members were to become President George W Bush's inner circle and, after 9/11, their long term goal was to be acheived.Historical Consultant Margaret MacMillan
Music and Sound Design Phil Channell
Producer Neil McCarthy

9. The Iraq War

<description>&lt;p&gt;Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle, who played the wildcard Begbie in the '90s hit Trainspotting, is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Hong Kong to Moscow, Cool Britannia to No Frills flights, we travel back in time to key moments in the '90s that reverberate today in unexpected ways.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 8: Race Relations&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Robert Carlyle discovers, for some people in the 90s, Britannia wasn’t so cool. Racially motivated attacks increased, the British National Party won its first ever election, and the enquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence concluded that the Metropolitan Police was institutionally racist, something that many Londoners already knew. Professor Jason Arday and Dr Halima Begum explain why the 90s was also the decade when the term Islamophobia was coined, and for a very good reason.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Stephen Hughes
Sound Designer/Composer: Phil Channell
Actors: Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, Debbie Korley, Ronny Jhutti
Consultant: Professor Jason Arday&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Why Britannia wasn't cool for everybody in the 90s.

Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe.How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle, who played the wildcard Begbie in the '90s hit Trainspotting, is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s.From Hong Kong to Moscow, Cool Britannia to No Frills flights, we travel back in time to key moments in the '90s that reverberate today in unexpected ways.Episode 8: Race RelationsAs Robert Carlyle discovers, for some people in the 90s, Britannia wasn’t so cool. Racially motivated attacks increased, the British National Party won its first ever election, and the enquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence concluded that the Metropolitan Police was institutionally racist, something that many Londoners already knew. Professor Jason Arday and Dr Halima Begum explain why the 90s was also the decade when the term Islamophobia was coined, and for a very good reason.Producer: Stephen Hughes
Sound Designer/Composer: Phil Channell
Actors: Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, Debbie Korley, Ronny Jhutti
Consultant: Professor Jason Arday

8. Race Relations

<description>&lt;p&gt;Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Hong Kong to Moscow, Cool Britannia to No Frills flights, we travel back in time to key moments in the '90s that reverberate today in unexpected ways.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 7: the Hong Kong Handover&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this programme Robert explores to the Hong Kong Handover of 1997 when Britain returned the colonial territory to China. He sees how it was an opportunity lost, as China took back Hong Kong during a relatively progressive point in its modern history, but one which was not to last. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The last Governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten gives a behind the scenes glimpse of the ceremony that would be watched around the globe and reflects on how the hopes and dreams for Hong Kong in the 1990s have been steadily eroded.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Historical Consultant Rana Mitter
Music and Sound Design Phil Channell
Producer Neil McCarthy&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe.How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s.From Hong Kong to Moscow, Cool Britannia to No Frills flights, we travel back in time to key moments in the '90s that reverberate today in unexpected ways.Episode 7: the Hong Kong HandoverIn this programme Robert explores to the Hong Kong Handover of 1997 when Britain returned the colonial territory to China. He sees how it was an opportunity lost, as China took back Hong Kong during a relatively progressive point in its modern history, but one which was not to last. The last Governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten gives a behind the scenes glimpse of the ceremony that would be watched around the globe and reflects on how the hopes and dreams for Hong Kong in the 1990s have been steadily eroded.Historical Consultant Rana Mitter
Music and Sound Design Phil Channell
Producer Neil McCarthy

7. Hong Kong

<description>&lt;p&gt;Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe. How did we get here? Did we miss something? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert Carlyle, who played the wildcard Begbie in the '90s hit Trainspotting, is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 6: The Maastricht Treaty In this programme Robert returns to the controversial Maastricht Treaty of 1992 which transformed Europe into a political union rather than just an economic one. This unleashed a civil war in the Conservative Party which has echoed down the ages and arguably resulted in Brexit. David Davies MP was in the thick of that battle as Chief Whip to Prime Minister John Major. He takes us back to pivotal moments of that drama when the future of the country hung in the balance and the consequences of which we're living with today. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Historical Consultant Anand Menon 
Music and Sound Design Phil Channell 
Producer Neil McCarthy"&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Here we are in 2022 navigating cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics, war in Europe. How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle, who played the wildcard Begbie in the '90s hit Trainspotting, is here to show us that we did. That the world we live in was shaped by the forgotten decade: the 1990s. Episode 6: The Maastricht Treaty In this programme Robert returns to the controversial Maastricht Treaty of 1992 which transformed Europe into a political union rather than just an economic one. This unleashed a civil war in the Conservative Party which has echoed down the ages and arguably resulted in Brexit. David Davies MP was in the thick of that battle as Chief Whip to Prime Minister John Major. He takes us back to pivotal moments of that drama when the future of the country hung in the balance and the consequences of which we're living with today. Historical Consultant Anand Menon 
Music and Sound Design Phil Channell 
Producer Neil McCarthy"

The Maastricht Treaty

Cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics. How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. And it happened in the '90s.

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