Where do we stand with the twentieth century?

As we grow further and further away from the twentieth century, has our perceptions on its course changed? And do we consider the themes and events that shaped it - and us - differently?

The Critic's political editor, Graham Stewart, discusses with the historian, Professor Jeremy Black, senior fellow at Policy Exchange, whether greater distance from the twentieth century alters our perception of it.

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Image: The Greedy, by George Barbier (Photo by © Historical Picture Archive/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Music: "Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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