Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the position. As prime minister, she implemented economic policies known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. Thatcher studied chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister. She was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her secretary of state for education and science in his 1970–1974 government. In 1975, she defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become leader of the opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the UK. On becoming prime minister after winning the 1979 general election, Thatcher introduced a series of economic policies intended to reverse high inflation and Britain's struggles in the wake of the Winter of Discontent and an oncoming recession. Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised greater individual liberty, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions. Her popularity in her first years in office waned amid recession and rising unemployment. Victory in the 1982 Falklands War and the recovering economy brought a resurgence of support, resulting in her landslide re-election in 1983. She survived an assassination attempt by the Provisional IRA in the 1984 Brighton hotel bombing and achieved a political victory against the National Union of Mineworkers in the 1984–85 miners' strike. In 1986, Thatcher oversaw the deregulation of UK financial markets, leading to an economic boom, in what came to be known as the Big Bang. Thatcher was re-elected for a third term with another landslide in 1987, but her subsequent support for the Community Charge (also known as the "poll tax") was widely unpopular, and her increasingly Eurosceptic views on the European Community were not shared by others in her cabinet. She resigned as prime minister and party leader in 1990, after a challenge was launched to her leadership, and was succeeded by John Major, her chancellor of the Exchequer. After retiring from the Commons in 1992, she was given a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher (of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire) which entitled her to sit in the House of Lords. In 2013, she died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel, London, at the age of 87. A polarising figure in British politics, Thatcher is nonetheless viewed favourably in historical rankings and public opinion of British prime ministers. Her tenure constituted a realignment towards neoliberal policies in Britain; the complex legacy attributed to this shift continues to be debated into the 21st century.

  • Title : Margaret Thatcher
  • Popularity : 2.313
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1925-10-13
  • Place of Birth : Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Homepage :
  • Also Known As : Margaret Hilda Roberts, The Iron Lady, Maggie, Thatcher, the Milk Snatcher
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Margaret Thatcher Movies

  • 2019
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    Laboratory Greece

    Laboratory Greece

    8 2019 HD

    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,...

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  • 2023
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    In the Grip of Gazprom

    In the Grip of Gazprom

    8 2023 HD

    The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become...

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  • 2015
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    Laissez-faire

    Laissez-faire

    10 2015 HD

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

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  • 2023
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    Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: John Major

    Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: John Major

    2 2023 HD

    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...

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  • 2008
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    Portillo on Thatcher

    Portillo on Thatcher

    1 2008 HD

    Former cabinet minister Michael Portillo assesses the legacy and continued influence of Margaret Thatcher on the Conservative Party. He talks with...

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  • 2022
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    Ice Under His Feet

    Ice Under His Feet

    1 2022 HD

    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,...

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  • 2013
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    Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

    Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

    1 2013 HD

    Margaret Thatcher arrived in power and Britain changed forever. Her policies polarised the nation and the mention of her name still provokes feelings...

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  • 2020
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    Influence

    Influence

    7 2020 HD

    Charting the recent advancements in weaponized communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world’s most notorious public relations...

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  • 2001
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    Cabinet Confidential

    Cabinet Confidential

    1 2001 HD

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

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  • 1996
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    How to Be Prime Minister

    How to Be Prime Minister

    1 1996 HD

    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...

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  • 2013
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    Maggie and Me

    Maggie and Me

    1 2013 HD

    As a young reporter, Jon Snow reported live on Margaret Thatcher becoming Britain's first female Prime Minister. Jon shares his personal...

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  • 2022
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    Thatcher's Not Dead

    Thatcher's Not Dead

    7.5 2022 HD

    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...

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  • 2012
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    Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

    Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

    7.2 2012 HD

    Margaret Thatcher - The Iron Lady is the first major documentary to look back on the development and impact of this remarkable woman, whom...

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  • 2015
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    The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    6.3 2015 HD

    An uproarious critique of the world financial crisis. Building on actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand’s emergence as an activist...

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  • 2016
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    Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

    Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

    6.6 2016 HD

    A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as...

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  • 2013
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    Margaret: Death of a Revolutionary

    Margaret: Death of a Revolutionary

    1 2013 HD

    A radical film about a radical woman. Martin Durkin's controversial thesis is that Margaret Thatcher was a working class revolutionary. She believed...

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  • 2004
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    Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

    Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

    1 2004 HD

    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...

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  • 2019
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    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

    6.8 2019 HD

    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...

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  • 1987
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    The Falklands War: The Untold Story

    The Falklands War: The Untold Story

    8 1987 HD

    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...

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  • 2016
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    Hillsborough

    Hillsborough

    8.8 2016 HD

    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...

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  • 2022
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    Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

    Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

    1 2022 HD

    Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes...

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  • 2010
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    How to Win the TV Debate

    How to Win the TV Debate

    1 2010 HD

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

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  • 2022
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    McEnroe

    McEnroe

    6 2022 HD

    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...

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  • 2019
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    Meeting Gorbachev

    Meeting Gorbachev

    6.6 2019 HD

    Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the...

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

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

    1 2011 HD

    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...

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  • 2022
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    Nazi Hunters: The Real Walk-In

    Nazi Hunters: The Real Walk-In

    1 2022 HD

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

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  • 2007
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    How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister

    How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister

    1 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 1982
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    Let Poland Be Poland

    Let Poland Be Poland

    1 1982 HD

    Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31, 1982, this special produced by the US International Communication Agency protesting the...

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  • 2013
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    Propaganda

    Propaganda

    8.1 2013 HD

    An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean...

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

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

    1 2024 HD

    Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead a cast of politicians and journalists sharing personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal...

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  • 1970
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    To Kill the Cabinet

    To Kill the Cabinet

    1 1970 HD

    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,...

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  • 2024
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    Secrets & Spies

    Secrets & Spies

    1 2024 HD

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

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  • 1995
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    Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

    Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

    1 1995 HD

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

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  • 2021
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    Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

    Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

    5.817 2021 HD

    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...

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  • 1995
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    Empire of the Censors

    Empire of the Censors

    3.5 1995 HD

    The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.

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  • 1999
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    Blackadder: Back & Forth

    Blackadder: Back & Forth

    7 1999 HD

    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...

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  • 2014
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    New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor

    New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor

    1 2014 HD

    A step-by-step illustration of how institutions including the United Nations and secret societies, such as freemasonry and the European Union, have...

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  • 2022
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    Prelúdio

    Prelúdio

    1 2022 HD

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  • 1986
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    Rockin' Ronnie

    Rockin' Ronnie

    1 1986 HD

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

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  • 2004
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    The State Funeral of Ronald Reagan

    The State Funeral of Ronald Reagan

    1 2004 HD

    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.

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  • 2006
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    The Dark Side Of Porn: The Real Animal Farm

    The Dark Side Of Porn: The Real Animal Farm

    8.3 2006 HD

    From the Channel 4 series "The dark side of porn" (2/5). A close look at the story behind the bestiality tape "Animal Farm" (1981). From its...

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  • 1998
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    Reagan

    Reagan

    6 1998 HD

    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...

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  • 2019
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    Brexit: The Uncivil War

    Brexit: The Uncivil War

    6.56 2019 HD

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

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  • 2015
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    The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

    The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

    8.7 2015 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    6 Days

    6 Days

    6 2017 HD

    London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the...

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  • 2017
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    Hong Kong: Retrocession Generation

    Hong Kong: Retrocession Generation

    7.5 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 2019
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    Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

    Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

    7.7 2019 HD

    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...

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  • 1997
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    Degeneration Punk

    Degeneration Punk

    8 1997 HD

    Amusing ARTE Special with SEX PISTOLS, CLASH, GENERATION X, DEAD BOYS, DAMNED, and more This rare documentary covers three very influential years in...

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  • 2019
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    England 79

    England 79

    1 2019 HD

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

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  • 2009
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    The Shock Doctrine

    The Shock Doctrine

    7.1 2009 HD

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

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  • 2019
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    1979: Big Bang of the Present

    1979: Big Bang of the Present

    7.5 2019 HD

    Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's...

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  • 2016
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    Shadow World

    Shadow World

    7.4 2016 HD

    A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms...

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  • 2013
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    Margaret Thatcher: Prime Minister

    Margaret Thatcher: Prime Minister

    1 2013 HD

    BBC memorial portrait of recently deceased Margaret Thatcher. With the help of never-before-seen archive material and interviews with colleagues and...

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  • 2016
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    The Swap

    The Swap

    1 2016 HD

    The Swap is the third chapter of the PolEc Trilogy, comprising Wandering Marxwards (1998) and The Three Failures (2006). It features the same...

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  • 2016
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    How to Win the US Presidency

    How to Win the US Presidency

    6.2 2016 HD

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

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  • 2011
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    Reagan

    Reagan

    6.1 2011 HD

    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,...

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  • 2001
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    The Pinochet Case

    The Pinochet Case

    6.8 2001 HD

    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...

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  • 2010
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    Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    7 2010 HD

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

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  • 2021
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    Thatcher vs The Miners: The Battle for Britain

    Thatcher vs The Miners: The Battle for Britain

    1 2021 HD

    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...

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  • 2006
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    Best Ever Spitting Image

    Best Ever Spitting Image

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most memorable moments and contributions from many of the...

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  • 1983
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    The Red and the Blue

    The Red and the Blue

    1 1983 HD

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

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  • 2004
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    In Search of Tony Blair

    In Search of Tony Blair

    1 2004 HD

    Ten years after he stepped to power as Labour leader, Tony Blair remains a national enigma. His persona as a fresh-faced idealist and man of the...

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  • 2004
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    The Downing Street Patient

    The Downing Street Patient

    1 2004 HD

    Michael Cockerell presents this documentary on the health problems of Britain's Prime Ministers.

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  • 1995
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    Westminster's Secret Service

    Westminster's Secret Service

    1 1995 HD

    Whips pride themselves on their secrecy and discretion. Reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers their shadowy world and reveals how they operate. How...

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  • 2008
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    The New Ten Commandments

    The New Ten Commandments

    8.7 2008 HD

    The film was produced by Nick Higgins from Lansdowne Productions and Noémie Mendelle from the Scottish Documentary Institute and has 10...

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  • 1984
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    Informe especial

    Informe especial

    2 1984 HD

    Investigative news magazine on Chile's social and political contingency.

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  • 2007
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    The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

    The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

    7.9 2007 HD

    Individual freedom is the dream of our age. It's what our leaders promise to give us, it defines how we think of ourselves and, repeatedly, we have...

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  • 1995
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    The Wilderness Years

    The Wilderness Years

    1 1995 HD

    Documentary showing the many travails of the UK Labour Party during its long period in opposition from 1979 and through the 1980s and 1990s.

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  • 2021
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    Endgame in Ireland

    Endgame in Ireland

    6 2021 HD

    A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a...

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  • 1994
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    Wasted Windfall

    Wasted Windfall

    10 1994 HD

    Three part documentary series about the discovery and exploitation of North Sea oil and its political and economic consequences.

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  • 2017
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    紫荆花开

    紫荆花开

    1 2017 HD

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  • 1982
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    4.5 1982 HD

    Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

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  • 1993
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    Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

    Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

    10 1993 HD

    A history of the eleven years which Thatcher spent as Prime Minister of the UK.

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  • 2002
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    The Century of the Self

    The Century of the Self

    8.4 2002 HD

    The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which...

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  • 2020
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    History 101

    History 101

    7.1 2020 HD

    Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

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  • 2001
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    The Secret Rulers of the World

    The Secret Rulers of the World

    8 2001 HD

    The Secret Rulers of the World was first shown on Channel 4 in April 2001. The five-part documentary series accompanied creator Jon Ronson's book...

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  • 2024
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    Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

    Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

    6.3 2024 HD

    Betray your country, save the world. Spies and traitors play a dangerous game in the 1980s as the Cold War brings two superpowers to the brink of...

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  • 2019
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    Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

    Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

    7 2019 HD

    The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher. Her inner circle reveal how a political outsider won power and dominated British...

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