01: Outsiders | Tory! Tory! Tory!

Episode 1 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Two young MPs, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, are determined to modernise the Labour party against a backdrop of economic ...

The Rise of the SNP

Following the SNP's landslide in the general election across Scotland, Sarah Smith charts the party's extraordinary rise. From their humble beginnings as...

Episode 1 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Hattersley traces the development of his beliefs from boyhood in Sheffield, entering parliament after Gaitskell's call to "fight ag...

Episode 2 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Roy Hattersley continues his personal account of the Labour Party's fortunes. The Long Retreat. From the depths of despair in the e...

01: Gentleman Players | Alan Clark's History of the Tory Party

This first programme focuses on Stanley Baldwin, Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain, and the General St...

01: Pride and Protest | Alexei Sayle's Liverpool

Alexei Sayle returns to Liverpool to examine his troubled relationship with the city by meeting those who have played a role...

02: The Rank Outsider | Alan Clark's History of the Tory Party

Winston Churchill was regarded with suspicion by many in the Conservative Party. Rejected by the electorate in...

04: Only Connect | The Other Side

When researching the UK labour movement at the turn of the twentieth century, Graham discovers the pioneering socialist and gay rights camp...

Episode 1 | A Very English Scandal

Politician Jeremy Thorpe begins a whirlwind affair with a stable hand, Norman Scott. But when the relationship turns sour, Norman becomes ...

Episode 2 | A Very English Scandal

With Thorpe's old affair with Norman Scott threatening to derail his political career, will Jeremy stop at nothing to silence Norman?

Episode 3 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Roy Hattersley chairs a discussion programme on the way forward for the Labour Party. Guests include JK Galbraith, Tony Blair, Ben...

The Improbable Mr Attlee

Prof David Reynolds tells the story of Labour's postwar government and examines the achievements of Clement Attlee, including the introduction of th...

01: Opposition | The Project

1992: Housemates Paul Tibbenham and Maggie Dunn are dedicated to bringing Labour to power. But as the party restyles itself, the lovers' passion...

02: Capital and Culture | Alexei Sayle's Liverpool

Alexei Sayle charts the chequered history of Liverpool from the shame of slavery to the bold new city shaking off the trou...

02: Government | The Project

As Labour begins its first term, Maggie joins the Commons, while Paul gets a job at Downing Street.

02: The Road to Power | Tory! Tory! Tory!

Thatcher's monetarist policies used to combat inflation caused growing dissent even inside the government.

03: Coming Home | Alexei Sayle's Liverpool

Alexei Sayle investigates the essence of the Scouse spirit. The programme examines Alexei's own troubled identity and his relation...

03: From Estate Owners to Estate Agents | Alan Clark's History of the Tory Party

The period between Harold Macmillan 's ruthless ascent to power and Edward Heath 's fall was...

03: The Exercise of Power | Tory! Tory! Tory!

This edition describes how Mrs Thatcher rode on her popularity after the Falklands War to roll out a series of radical policies.

04: Shock Therapy | Alan Clark's History of the Tory Party

This final part covers the period from Margaret Thatcher's election as party leader in 1975 to the Tories' defeat ...