Tory TV

Boris Johnson | Who Do You Think You Are?

Tory TV — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:58:02 +0000

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 stock. Although Boris and his siblings have always been suspicious of this claim, they do recall their grandmother teaching them to eat crisps with a knife and fork.

Boris sets off in search of the truth about Granny Butter’s background, and follows an intriguing family trail that leads him to a surprising conclusion.

The Making of the Iron Lady

Tory TV — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:19 +0000

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.

A Parliamentary Coup

Tory TV — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:59:19 +0000

Thirty years on from the no confidence vote that brought down the 1979 Labour Government, Carolyn Quinn tells the story of one of the most dramatic nights in Westminster history.
(NB: the quality of the video improves dramatically after 05:55).

The Last Shah

Tory TV — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:04:25 +0000

Sir Ben Kingsley narrates the life Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, who ruled from 1941 – when an Anglo-Soviet invasion forced his father into exile – to 1979, when he was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution, led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Thatcher and the Scots

Tory TV — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:42:53 +0000

Is Margaret Thatcher the mother of the Scottish Parliament? BBC World Affairs Correspondent Allan Little looks back at the tumultuous Thatcher years, and assesses the effect they had on Scotland.
The programme also examines the personal, human relationship between Margaret Thatcher and Scotland. Why did she become the subject of so much bile? And what does that say about the Scots and their attitudes?

Rageh Inside Iran

Tory TV — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:39:11 +0000

Documentary presented by Rageh Omaar which reveals the lives, hopes and fears of the young generation of Tehran, the most intriguing, talked about but least understood city in the world today.

Boris Johnson: After Rome | Part Two

Tory TV — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:55:59 +0000

Boris Johnson travels to France, Spain, Egypt, Israel, Syria and Turkey to continue his investigation into the early beginnings of what some people now call ‘the clash of civilisations’.

Boris Johnson: After Rome | Part One

Tory TV — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:52:31 +0000

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 locked into a never-ending cycle of mutual antipathy, distrust and violence.

Britain’s Trillion Pound Horror Story

Tory TV — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:02:32 +0000

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 put Britain back on track we need to radically rethink the role of the state, stop politicians spending money in our name and introduce, among other measures, flat taxes to make Britain’s economy boom again.

Boris Johnson: The Dream of Rome | Part Two

Tory TV — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:25:21 +0000

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.