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1 online resource (streaming video file) (49 min. 56 sec.) ; 300071346 bytes |
| Summary |
This series reveals the extraordinary history, and dramatic present day narratives, of three of Britain's longest running family businesses, following each company's patriarch as they embark on an emotional journey back in time to uncover the turbulent past of their own family dynasty.Today there are more than three million family-run businesses in Britain. Only fifteen percent of these companies will survive beyond the third generation, and most will go bust within twenty years. But against the odds, a select group of family businesses have endured more than 300 years, withstanding 47 recessions, the start of the Industrial revolution and the end of horsepower, the defeat of Napoleon, two world wars, and the rise of internet shopping.The series follows the company's patriarch as they embark on an emotional journey back in time to uncover the turbulent past of their own family dynasty.Richard Balson's family have been butchers for almost 500 years, since Henry VIII was on the throne. He goes back through centuries of butchery to the origin of the British high street. Along the way he discovers how the Balson's have stayed in the butchery business despite scandal and tragedy. (From the UK) (Documentary) PG CC Follow the conversation on twitter: #sbsdoco |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-06-09 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Butchers.
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Families of royal descent.
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Family-owned business enterprises -- Management.
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Family-owned business enterprises -- Psychological aspects.
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Genealogy.
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Discovery & exploration.
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United Kingdom.
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Streaming video
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Durlacher, Chris, director
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Mountford, Margaret, cast
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Balson, Richard, contributor
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