Mandelson: The Real PM? | Storyville

Mandelson: The Real PM? | Storyville

Political parties | BBC Four | 2010 | 1'14'08''

Documentary following Peter Mandelson in the run-up to the 2010 general election, showing him at his ministry, masterminding the campaig...

Episode 3 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Episode 3 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Political parties | BBC Two | 1993 | 28'50''

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

Episode 2 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Episode 2 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Political parties | BBC Two | 1993 | 29'17''

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

Episode 1 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Episode 1 | Fight Again: The Long Retreat

Political parties | BBC Two | 1993 | 29'40''

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

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

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

Political parties | BBC Two | 1997 | 50'43''

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

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

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

Political parties | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'04''

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

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

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

Political parties | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'18''

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

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

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

Political parties | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'01''

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

The Marketing of Margaret | Panorama

The Marketing of Margaret | Panorama

Political parties | BBC One | 1983 | 49'21''

Michael Cockerell reports for Panorama on the way Margaret Thatcher's image was created, from 1983.

Episode 2 | Salmond and Sturgeon: A Troubled Union

Episode 2 | Salmond and Sturgeon: A Troubled Union

Political parties | BBC Scotland | 2024 | 58'56''

In the aftermath of the 2017 general election, insiders reveal Alex Salmond's anger at having lost his Westminster seat.

Episode 1 | Salmond and Sturgeon: A Troubled Union

Episode 1 | Salmond and Sturgeon: A Troubled Union

Political parties | BBC Scotland | 2024 | 59'00''

The inside story of the alliance between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, the transformation of the SNP, and their very p...

Labour’s Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot

Labour’s Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot

Political parties | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'17''

The political life and career of Michael Foot, former leader of the Labour Party.

The Rise of the SNP

The Rise of the SNP

Political parties | BBC One Scotland | 2015 | 28'24''

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

13: Five Signs You’re Becoming a Pr*ck | Laugh Lessons

13: Five Signs You’re Becoming a Pr*ck | Laugh Lessons

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Three | 2024 | 3'55''

Will examines how political polarity is turning people into a pr*ick - politically righteous intolerant cantanke...

03: Coming Home | Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool

03: Coming Home | Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool

Political parties | BBC Two | 2008 | 58'55''

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

02: Capital and Culture | Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool

02: Capital and Culture | Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2008 | 59'08''

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

01: Pride and Protest | Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool

01: Pride and Protest | Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool

Civil rights movements | BBC Two | 2008 | 59'11''

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

The Improbable Mr Attlee

The Improbable Mr Attlee

Political parties | BBC Four | 2005 | 59'00''

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

02: Government | The Project

02: Government | The Project

Political parties | BBC One | 2002 | 50'44''

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

01: Opposition | The Project

01: Opposition | The Project

Political parties | BBC One | 2002 | 1'43'20''

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

Episode 5 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Episode 5 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Political parties | BBC Two | 2021 | 58'46''

After New Labour’s third victory, tensions between No 10 and No 11 are at breaking point. Brown finally becomes Pri...

Episode 4 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Episode 4 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Political parties | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'15''

After the tragedy of 9/11, Tony Blair stands beside America in the war against terror. The fallout of his decisions...

Episode 3 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Episode 3 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Political parties | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'39''

A rocky midterm period highlights ideological differences within the New Labour leadership. After a second election...

Episode 2 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Episode 2 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Political parties | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'41''

After New Labour’s landslide victory, Blair and Brown enjoy early successes at home and overseas - but cracks start...

Episode 1 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Episode 1 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Political parties | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'26''

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

School Safety | Y Byd ar Bedwar

School Safety | Y Byd ar Bedwar

Education | S4C | 2025 | 23'47''

We discuss the Ysgol Dyffryn Amman attack & the Welsh Government's role re: school safety.

Episode 3 | A Very English Scandal

Episode 3 | A Very English Scandal

Civil rights movements | BBC One | 2018 | 58'22''

Having survived a bungled attempt on his life, Norman Scott publicly accuses Jeremy Thorpe of being behind a plot to kill him. The men go ...

Episode 2 | A Very English Scandal

Episode 2 | A Very English Scandal

Civil rights movements | BBC One | 2018 | 54'58''

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

Episode 1 | A Very English Scandal

Episode 1 | A Very English Scandal

Civil rights movements | BBC One | 2018 | 55'47''

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

04: Only Connect | The Other Side

04: Only Connect | The Other Side

History | BBC Two | 1979 | 50'33''

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

IRA Violence | Frontline

IRA Violence | Frontline

Conflict and Warfare | Channel 4 | 1994 | 26'21''

Belfast-based journalist Malachi O'Doherty investigates the chances of the Republican movement agreeing to an end to IRA violence.

Sean Quinn’s Missing Millions | Spotlight

Sean Quinn’s Missing Millions | Spotlight

Political parties | BBC One | 2012 | 59'51''

He was Ireland's richest man, but his fortune is gone and he is accused of hiding hundreds of millions from the Irish state. ...
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