This beautiful series following the ups and downs of marriage in Britain from the 1900s to the present day – from the Victorian marriage ideal to the challenges of the 60s and the survival of the institution into the modern era. Featuring the deeply moving personal stories of couples, and their children, from all walks of life through the decades of the turbulant 20th Century, Love and Marriage tells a love story like no other.

Despite the tragedy of the First and Second World Wars, most marriages not only survived - some became even stronger. Couples recall how their parents remained passionately in love, despite losing everything in the economic crash of the 1930, how in the 1960s and 70s the traditional ideals of marriage were questioned and challenged as never before by rebellious youth, feminism and a more permissive society. As the later decades of the 20th century approach, interviews with rockstars and feminists reveal the effects of the sexual revolution, the empowerment of women and the growth of a global consumer society based on individual choice.

Love and Marriage is the story of an institution which continues to shape us all. From the Victorian values of the 1900s, through the free-love communes and Page 3 girls of the swinging 60s through to the 80s and 90s with Princess Diana style weddings and Christian dating agencies. This is an unforgettable and heartbreaking romance which will remind you not only why we fall for each other, but why when we do, for better or worse, we still won't settle for anything less than an enduring committment to have and to hold, to endure and adore one another.