Season 1 – What's the Monarchy For?

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Season 1 – What's the Monarchy For?

Dec 2025

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Power, money and influence - the monarchy is at the heart of our national life; David Dimbleby takes a personal look at its role and its future in a changing world.

Ben Dowell

The Times (UK)

Dec 30

4/5

This was beautifully constructed, intelligent programme-making, but it was so carefully (and inevitably) balanced that most of its conclusions were ones we could probably have drawn ourselves.

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Christopher Stevens

Daily Mail (UK)

Dec 30

1/5

If anyone deserves to face charges of rewriting history, it ought to be Dimbleby himself, who revealed himself to be unexpectedly thin-skinned.

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David Dimbleby

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David Cameron

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Jacob Rees-Mogg

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Episode 1

Aired Dec 2, 2025

With access to political players and royal insiders, broadcaster David Dimbleby asks how much power does the monarch really have?; in a world where political leaders are under attack, what role is there for our unelected head of state?

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Episode 2

Aired Dec 9, 2025

Over the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the Windsors amassed extraordinary private wealth without us noticing; how did they do it?; David Dimbleby shines a light on the secrets of royal money.

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Episode 3

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David Dimbleby asks how far the royals will go to maintain public support - and can they succeed?

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Network: BBC
Genre: History, Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Dec 2, 2025