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Adapt or Die

Episode number: 1

Overview: This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis

Love and Duty

Episode number: 2

Overview: In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour

Enter the Outsider

Episode number: 3

Overview: The story of Prince Philip, the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.

Shadow of a King

Episode number: 4

Overview: Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.

Fire, Feud and Fury

Episode number: 5

Overview: This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.

The Top Job

Episode number: 6

Overview: Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?