Margaret Thatcher

Striking with Pride: United at the Coalface (2024)

A small mining community in South Wales and a group of gay activists from London forge an unlikely alliance at the height of the miners' strike in the mid-1980s. ...

Secrets & Spies (2024)

A dangerous game is played in the 80s as the Cold War brings two superpowers to the brink. ...

A Very British Sex Scandal: The Love Child & the Secretary (2024)

Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead a cast of politicians and journalists sharing personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal that ended his political ambitions – a secret affair with his secretary Sara Keays that lasted 12 years a ...

Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: John Major (2023)

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 as Britain's Prime Minister. Major became Her Majesty's ninth Prime Minister. ...

In the Grip of Gazprom (2023)

The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas t ...

The Real Spies Among Friends (2022)

Documentary telling the real story of the Cambridge Spies - subject of the drama series A Spy Among Friends. ...

Nazi Hunters: The Real Walk-In (2022)

The extraordinary story behind acclaimed drama The Walk-In. Discover more about former fascist Matthew Collins and his mission to bring down Britain's far-right. ...

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story (2022)

Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children's television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes ever made and revealing chats with some of TV's most beloved stars. But Konnie also tells a perhaps more surpri ...

Margaret Thatcher: Serving the Crown (2022)

Thatcher's Not Dead (2022)

This film sketches a very personal and decidedly political portrait of the Iron Lady who left the greatest mark on the UK, alongside Queen Elizabeth II. Archives and interviews are enriched by songs from this period that really help to understand the socia ...

Prelúdio (2022)

McEnroe (2022)

Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously hot-tempered performances on the court in this engrossing documentary revisiting the record-setting career of one of the all-time greats. ...

Ice Under His Feet (2022)

Masha and Ilya were born around the time Vladimir Putin came to power. The girl and the boy, just like their friends, wanted to live in a free, democratic and open country. Fighting for freedom and their future, our heroes organise discussion clubs and pro ...

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (2022)

The story of the extraordinary final chapter of Freddie Mercury's life and how, after his death from AIDS, Queen staged one of the biggest concerts in history, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, to celebrate his life and challenge the ...

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021)

A brutal account of how real-life, hard-as-nails Falklands War veteran Tony Tucker came to be involved in one of the most notorious gangland murders in British history. ...

Thatcher vs The Miners: The Battle for Britain (2021)

On the 5th of March 1985, a crowd gathered in a South Yorkshire pit village to watch a sight none of them had seen in a year. The villagers, many of them in tears, cheered and clapped as the men of Grimethorpe Colliery marched back to work accompanied by t ...

Influence (2020)

Charting the recent advancements in weaponized communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world's most notorious public relations and reputation management firm: the British multinational Bell Pottinger. ...

1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019)

Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The ...

Laboratory Greece (2019)

A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories. ...

England 79 (2019)

"England 79" - 17 scenes from Great Britain the winter of discontent, 1979. ...

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as b ...

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress (2019)

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare o ...

Meeting Gorbachev (2019)

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country. ...

Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day. ...

I, Dolours (2018)

Dolours Price, the infamous IRA radical convicted of bombing England's Old Bailey in 1973, granted a series of revealing interviews in 2010 on the strict condition of their posthumous release. The interviews, brought to life through vividly cinematic reena ...

Hong Kong: Retrocession Generation (2017)

In 2017, twenty years after the British handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997, young people, more politicized than any previous generation and proud of their land, do not feel Chinese and actively fight against the oligarchs who want to subdue them to Chi ...

The Swap (2016)

The Swap is the third chapter of the PolEc Trilogy, comprising Wandering Marxwards (1998) and The Three Failures (2006). It features the same character as in the previous episodes, but now reduced to a lost, exhausted soul roaming Shanghai's cityscape from ...

Shadow World (2016)

A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and ...

How to Win the US Presidency (2016)

This whimsical look at rough-and-tumble American politics examines the influence of money, religion and even ancient Rome on presidential campaigns. ...

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)

A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as he prepares to release his final major film I, Daniel Blake. ...

Hillsborough (2016)

A look at the April 15, 1989 tragedy at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, where a stampede in the stadium's standing-room-only areas killed 96 people and injured 766. The film also examines the ongoing efforts of victims' families to seek truth a ...

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World (2015)

Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world. ...

The Emperor's New Clothes (2015)

An uproarious critique of the world financial crisis. Building on actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand's emergence as an activist following his 2014 book Revolution, where he railed against "corporate tyranny, ecological irresponsibility, and eco ...

Laissez-faire (2015)

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives. ...

Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)

A journey through the 1980s and beyond; the story of a band, an era and how one small gathering of outsiders in London shaped the entire world's view of music and fashion. The film is not only a fascinating, often hard-hitting social and cultural document ...

New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor (2014)

A step-by-step illustration of how institutions including the United Nations and secret societies, such as freemasonry and the European Union, have all played their part in pursuing their end goal. Communism by the Backdoor exposes a tangled web of lies an ...

Margaret: Death of a Revolutionary (2013)

A radical film about a radical woman. Martin Durkin's controversial thesis is that Margaret Thatcher was a working class revolutionary. She believed that capitalism was in the interests of ordinary people, not the toffs. Many ordinary people agreed. And th ...

Margaret Thatcher: Prime Minister (2013)

BBC memorial portrait of recently deceased Margaret Thatcher. With the help of never-before-seen archive material and interviews with colleagues and family, a portrait is painted of a politician who many have an opinion about and who has left a great impre ...

Maggie and Me (2013)

As a young reporter, Jon Snow reported live on Margaret Thatcher becoming Britain's first female Prime Minister. Jon shares his personal recollections of the woman who dominated his early career. ...

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain (2013)

Margaret Thatcher arrived in power and Britain changed forever. Her policies polarised the nation and the mention of her name still provokes feelings of both admiration and anger. This hour-long ITV special, presented by Alastair Stewart, looks at Baroness ...

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady (2012)

Margaret Thatcher - The Iron Lady is the first major documentary to look back on the development and impact of this remarkable woman, whom commentators of both the political left and right agree changed the face of 20th Century politics forever. Featuring ...

Reagan (2011)

Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president, Ronald Reagan. ...

The Lady is Not for Turning: An Unauthorized Story on Margaret Thatcher (2011)

Nicknamed the "Iron Lady," Margaret Thatcher served as the prime minister of England from 1979 to 1990. The daughter of a local businessman, she was educated at the local grammar school. Her family operated a grocery store and they all lived in an apartmen ...

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. ...

How to Win the TV Debate (2010)

With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers what it's like to take part in these contests and how leaders try to win them. He tells the inside story of why it has taken so long ...

The Shock Doctrine (2009)

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

Portillo on Thatcher (2008)

Former cabinet minister Michael Portillo assesses the legacy and continued influence of Margaret Thatcher on the Conservative Party. He talks with former colleagues about the highs of the Thatcher years and the lows that followed for the Tories, speaking f ...

The New Ten Commandments (2008)

The film was produced by Nick Higgins from Lansdowne Productions and Noémie Mendelle from the Scottish Documentary Institute and has 10 film-chapter directors for each of the 10 chapters of the film. The film's unifying theme is human rights in Scotland w ...

How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister (2007)

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 ex-PMs' club for a hundred years. The film reveals who left office bankrupt, who did TV commercials for Ches ...

Best Ever Spitting Image (2006)

A documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most memorable moments and contributions from many of the cast, crew and some of celebrities portrayed on the show. ...

The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm (2006)

A look at the story behind the bestiality tape ANIMAL FARM. From its production in early 70's Denmark, to when it was smuggled to the UK and distributed in 1981. ...

Remembering Reagan at His Ranch (2004)

Ronald Reagan said of his beloved Santa Barbara, California ranch, "No place before or since has ever given Nancy and me the joy and serenity it does." President Reagan's Rancho del Cielo, his home for nearly twenty-five years and the Western White House f ...

The State Funeral of Ronald Reagan (2004)

President Reagan was laid to rest during a private funeral service at sunset on June 11, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. ...

Cabinet Confidential (2001)

A revealing one-off documentary that provides an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime ministers - including Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher and John Major - have run their cabinet, the highest decision-making body in the land. Through candid int ...

The Pinochet Case (2001)

True story of the saga that was hoped to be the long-awaited justice brought to bear upon Augosto Pinochet, Chilean dictator from 1973 to 1990. In September 1998, Pinochet flew to London on a pleasure trip but experienced back pain and underwent an operati ...

Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)

What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of human history. ...

Reagan (1998)

In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century -- and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lo ...

Degeneration Punk (1997)

Amusing ARTE Special with SEX PISTOLS, CLASH, GENERATION X, DEAD BOYS, DAMNED, and more This rare documentary covers three very influential years in the shaping of punk rock: 1976-1979. more... Punk rock music was emerging as a solid genre, standing apart ...

How to Be Prime Minister (1996)

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 hours are terrible, money so-so, job security non-existent. On the plus side, there's free accommodation in cen ...

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell (1995)

A film portrait of Former Conservative and Unionist Party Politician, Enoch Powell. ...

Empire of the Censors (1995)

The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain. ...

The Falklands War: The Untold Story (1987)

Five years after the war in the Falklands between Britain and Argentina, many facts were still wrapped in red tape. Many of the key figures had remained silent. No-one had been to Argentina to tell the other side of the story. For the majority of the Briti ...

Rockin' Ronnie (1986)

ROCKIN' RONNIE 80's Political Satire Comedy of Ronald Reagan Bloopers. ...

To Kill the Cabinet (1986)

BBC documentary on the police investigation that led to the capture of Patrick Magee: the man responsible for the Brighton Bomb. On 12 October 1984, Magee made an audacious attempt to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet by exploding a bom ...

The Red and the Blue (1983)

Ken Loach documentary, contrasting the 1982 Labour and Conservative Party conferences. ...

Let Poland Be Poland (1982)

Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31, 1982, this special produced by the US International Communication Agency protesting the then recent imposition of martial law in Poland. Hosted by Charlton Heston, Max von Sydow, and Glenda Jacks ...

Rude Boy (1980)

Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political demonstrations and Cla ...