04: Towards a Classless Society? | Class Rule

04: Towards a Classless Society? | Class Rule

Democracy and participation | BBC Two | 1991 | 39'40''

Michael Cockerell looks at the years from Margaret Thatcher to John Major. Mrs Thatcher succeeded in winning more working-class...

03: Workers’ Playtime | Class Rule

03: Workers’ Playtime | Class Rule

Democracy and participation | BBC Two | 1991 | 39'23''

Harold Wilson pledged to break up ''the old boy network where blue blood takes precedence over good brains''. But he eventually fell...

02: Never Had It So Good | Class Rule

02: Never Had It So Good | Class Rule

Democracy and participation | BBC Two | 1991 | 39'24''

Michael Cockerell continues the story of the class factor in post war politics. This programme looks at the 13 years of Conservative ru...

01: We Are the Masters Now | Class Rule

01: We Are the Masters Now | Class Rule

Democracy and participation | BBC Two | 1991 | 39'19''

A four-part documentary series about the effect of class on British political life since the war. Reporter/producer Michael Cockerel...

Backhander: The Poulson Affair

Backhander: The Poulson Affair

Business and Management | BBC Four | 2007 | 58'56''

The story of the rise and fall of John Poulson, the architect who built up a vast business empire by bribery and corruption. When he went bank...

13: How the Campaign Was Won | Referendum Documentaries

13: How the Campaign Was Won | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 58'05''

Following Scotland's historic vote on independence, this programme looks at what went on behind the scenes of both ca...

12: What’s in It for Me? | Referendum Documentaries

12: What’s in It for Me? | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 58'39''

Laura Kuenssberg meets some of the Scottish working public, and attempts to find out how the outcome Scottish refer...

11: Mind Games | Referendum Documentaries

11: Mind Games | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 58'44''

Documentary in which Ken MacDonald explores the psychological techniques used by both campaigns to influence how people vote in the...

10: The Games People Play | Referendum Documentaries

10: The Games People Play | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 59'04''

John Beattie investigates the potential influence a successful Commonwealth Games may have on the way Scots vote in the ...

09: Janet’s Scotland | Referendum Documentaries

09: Janet’s Scotland | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 59'04''

Writer and broadcaster Janet Street-Porter is in Scotland to find out more about the referendum and some of the issues ...

08: Blethering Referendum – Part 2 | Referendum Documentaries

08: Blethering Referendum – Part 2 | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 28'57''

Comedian Sanjeev Kohli takes a humorous look at the referendum on independence and explores the questions...

07: Blethering Referendum – Part 1 | Referendum Documentaries

07: Blethering Referendum – Part 1 | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 29'04''

Comedian Sanjeev Kohli takes a humorous look at the referendum on independence and explores the questions...

06: What Women Want | Referendum Documentaries

06: What Women Want | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 58'56''

In this programme, Jackie Bird investigates the reasons for the apparent gender gap at the centre of the campaign for Scottish...

05: Referendum Connections | Referendum Documentaries

05: Referendum Connections | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 29'14''

Sarah Smith takes a look at the early careers of Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, Alistair Carmichael, Johann Lamont and ...

04: Scotland’s Top Ten Battlegrounds | Referendum Documentaries

04: Scotland’s Top Ten Battlegrounds | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 59'04''

A look at the results of a BBC poll ranking the ten most important issues in the independence referendu...

03: Five Million Ways to Be Scottish | Referendum Documentaries

03: Five Million Ways to Be Scottish | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 58'59''

Documentary series focused on the upcoming Scottish referendum. Stuart Cosgrove asks what it means to be Scot...

02: Scotland’s Smoking Gun | Referendum Documentaries

02: Scotland’s Smoking Gun | Referendum Documentaries

Core Political Ideas | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 58'53''

Documentary series focused on the upcoming Scottish referendum. This first programme looks at some of the worldwi...

01: Our Friends in the North | Referendum Documentaries

01: Our Friends in the North | Referendum Documentaries

Democracy and participation | BBC Two Scotland | 2013 | 58'57''

Allan Little asks whether the Nordic economic model, which marries dynamic, open economies with high public spending ...

Media Studies – Elections | Bitesize Secondary

Media Studies – Elections | Bitesize Secondary

Democracy and participation | BBC Two | 2011 | 59'07''

This programme looks at television coverage of elections since the 1950s and the different techniques that have been use...

An Idiot’s Guide to Politics

An Idiot’s Guide to Politics

Democracy and participation | BBC Two | 2015 | 29'14''

Comedian Jolyon Rubinstein is on a mission. He wants to find out why young people are so disengaged from politics. Is this apathy and igno...

Vote 100 | Blue Peter Bite

Vote 100 | Blue Peter Bite

Democracy and participation | CBBC | 2018 | 5'35''

Lindsey visits the Houses of Parliament to uncover the story of equal voting rights.

General Election 2019 | BBC News at One

General Election 2019 | BBC News at One

Democracy and participation | BBC One | 2019 | 1'52''

After weeks of campaigning, voting is underway in the general election. This morning the party leaders were out casting their ballots...

Past four years in UK politics, and the future | Unspun World with John Simpson

Past four years in UK politics, and the future | Unspun World with John Simpson

Democracy and participation | BBC Two | 2024 | 5'14''

What will the 2024 election look like and how will the conservative results across Europe aff...

Polling day – Buckland

Polling day – Buckland

Democracy and participation | BBC One | 1959 | 32''

In Buckland, Devon, there are only 30 electors. It is one of the most photo- graphed villages & voting got off to a slow start. Only 3 people vo...

Polling pooches | Reporting Scotland

Polling pooches | Reporting Scotland

Democracy and participation | BBC One Scotland | 2022 | 0'50''

Its polling day and dogs at polling stations remain popular. A look at some pooches at the polls!
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