Season 1

1. Emergence

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

2012-10-02 • 60 min

2. Heyday

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

2012-10-09 • 60 min

3. Last Hurrah?

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.

2012-10-15 • 60 min