John Major

As a school dropout, the teenage John Major could simply never have dreamt that he would one day become a powerful political leader and get elected...

Vrijlating : 2023.02.07
Populariteit : 4.078

John Hume saw that by harnessing the political influence of the Irish American diaspora in Washington, it was possible to overcome the legacy of...

Vrijlating : 2017.09.24
Populariteit : 0.634

A revealing one-off documentary that provides an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime ministers - including Harold Wilson, Margaret...

Vrijlating : 2001.11.17
Populariteit : 0.596

It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition for the top job grows ever more intense. Why? The...

Vrijlating : 1996.09.22
Populariteit : 1.796

Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at...

Vrijlating : 2003.02.08
Populariteit : 1.396

The story of cricketer Ian Botham's stunning comeback performance against Australia in the summer of 1981 during the Ashes Test Series.

Vrijlating : 2011.07.20
Populariteit : 2.027

Parliamentary correspondent Robert Orchard reviews the highs and lows of Tony Blair's tumultuous relationship with Parliament.

Vrijlating : 2007.05.18
Populariteit : 0.852

With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers what it's like to take...

Vrijlating : 2010.04.12
Populariteit : 1.209

In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th...

Vrijlating : 1991.12.28
Populariteit : 1.733

Michael Cockerell tells the story of how prime ministers have coped with life after Number Ten, after Tony Blair became the youngest member of the...

Vrijlating : 2007.06.24
Populariteit : 0.435

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror...

Vrijlating : 2009.09.01
Populariteit : 4.277