Boris Johnson | Who Do You Think You Are?
Boris Johnson compares himself to a jar of honey found on a supermarket shelf – ‘the product of many countries’. He thinks he is part Jewish, part French, part English, part American, part pterodactyl and, unpredictably, part Turkish. Boris’ half-French grandmother, ‘Granny Butter’, had always claimed to be of posh …
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The Making of the Iron Lady
Using unseen archive footage, new filming and interviews with those closest to the action, Michael Cockerell tells the inside story of the 20 years that took Margaret Thatcher from Commons new girl to her election in 1979 as the first ever female British prime minister.
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Boris Johnson: After Rome | Part One
In the first episode of this two-part series, Boris Johnson travels to France, Spain, Egypt, Israel, Syria and Turkey to investigate the early beginnings of what some people now call ‘the clash of civilisations.’ This is the idea that the two historically opposed religious cultures of Christianity and Islam are …
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Britain’s Trillion Pound Horror Story
Film maker Martin Durkin explains the full extent of the financial mess we are in: an estimated £4.8 trillion of national debt and counting. It’s so big that even if every home in the UK was sold it wouldn’t raise enough cash to pay it off. Durkin argues that to …
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Boris Johnson: The Dream of Rome | Part One
Boris Johnson tries to discover how the ancient Romans managed to run a united empire, and why the European Union seems to find the same task so difficult.
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Gladstone & Disraeli: Clash of the Titans
An engrossing portrait of two of the 19th century’s greatest politicians and Prime Ministers, William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli, and their struggle to outdo each other over 40-odd years.
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Britain's Supreme Court
This gripping, feature-length documentary charts the first year in the life of Britain’s new Supreme Court – the highest court in the land. With unprecedented access the film meets the judges, lawyers and ordinary people whose cases will have a far-reachi
Cameron's Black Tory
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones is a dynamic entrepreneur and self-made millionaire who runs his own successful food brand, ‘The Black Farmer’. Born in Jamaica and raised on the outskirts of Birmingham, Wilfred was one of 11 children, and his career has taken an u
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
Thirteen young Catholics plot to kill the Protestant King James by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. In the hours before the State Opening, the plot is foiled, and a new date is imprinted on a nation’s consciousness.
Iran Undercover: Inside the Hidden Revolution
In a film from 2003, reporter Jane Kokan risks her life to go undercover in Iran and obtain secret pictures showing the medieval barbarity the Iranian authorities wanted to keep hidden from the outside world.
The Ascent of Money
From Shylock’s pound of flesh to the loan sharks of Glasgow, from the ‘promises to pay’ on Babylonian clay tablets to the Medici banking system, Professor Niall Ferguson explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are indispensable to 
The Last Days of the Raj
Lord Louis Mountbatten arrived in India in March 1947 as Britain’s Last Viceroy, committed to transferring power to an independent and sovereign India. Six months later India indeed was free, but it had also been partitioned and overwhelmed by an orgy of 
The Rise and Fall of Tony Blair
In a landmark series, the policies and personality of the man who ruled Britain for a decade are examined by Andrew Rawnsley, the award-winning broadcaster, author and commentator.
Tower Block of Commons
After a year of political crises, with the expenses scandal, financial meltdown, rising unemployment and threatened cuts in public spending, a group of MPs experience the reality of life for many people up and down the country.