Tony Blair
Also Known As: Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, 托尼·布莱尔
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He resigned from all of these positions in June 2007. Tony Blair was elected Leader of the Labour Party in the leadership election of July 1994, following the sudden death of his predecessor, John Smith. Under his leadership, the party adopted the term "New Labour" and moved away from its traditional left wing position towards the centre ground. Blair subsequently led Labour to a landslide victory in the 1997 general election. At 43 years old, he became the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812. In the first years of the New Labour government, Blair's government implemented a number of 1997 manifesto pledges, introducing the minimum wage, Human Rights Act and Freedom of Information Act, and carrying out devolution, establishing the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Blair's role as Prime Minister was particularly visible in foreign and security policy, including in Northern Ireland, where he was involved in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. From the start of the War on Terror in 2001, Blair strongly supported the foreign policy of US President George W. Bush, notably by participating in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and 2003 invasion of Iraq. Blair is the Labour Party's longest-serving Prime Minister, the only person to have led the Labour Party to three consecutive general election victories, and the only Labour Prime Minister to serve consecutive terms more than one of which was at least four years long. He was succeeded as Leader of the Labour Party on 24 June 2007 and as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007 by Gordon Brown. On the day he resigned as Prime Minister, he was appointed the official Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East. In May 2008, Blair launched his Tony Blair Faith Foundation. This was followed in July 2009 by the launching of the Faith and Globalisation Initiative with Yale University in the USA, Durham University in the UK and the National University of Singapore in Asia to deliver a postgraduate programme in partnership with the Foundation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Blair, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Birthday: May 06, 1953
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Gender: Male
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The Kennedy Who Changed The World
Overview: Bill Clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the Kennedy family reveal how JFK's sister Eunice used sport to change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-12
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Overview: Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-25
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Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: John Major
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-02-07
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Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties
Overview: A documentary that investigates the ways in which the civil liberties of American citizens and immigrants have been rolled back since September 11 and the passing of the Patriot Act.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-05
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Being W
Overview: Being W is an unauthorized autobiography of the 43rd President of the United States of America.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-08
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The World According To Bush
Overview: The 1000 days of George W. Bush's presidency from the 9/11 attacks to the iraqi quagmire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-27
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Cabinet Confidential
Overview: 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 interviews, rare archive footage and filming inside No 10, presenter Michael Cockerell opens the door to the Government's own chamber of secrets as he seeks the answer to the question: is the notion of cabinet government an obsolete concept?
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-17
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Trust Me - I'm a Politician
Overview: Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at the 2001 general election, which was the lowest for more than 80 years. In this documentary, Michael Cockerell talks to figures including Edwina Currie, Max Clifford, Geoffrey Robinson and Neil Hamilton in an effort to see if spin, sleaze and ministerial failure is to blame, or whether the media's sneering political coverage is most at fault.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-08
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Countdown to Zero
Overview: Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-25
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Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
Overview: A documentary surrounding the investigation into Litvinenko’s murder and the undeniable radiation health emergency. Who were the people behind the scenes who dealt with a deadly radioactive poisoning on British soil?
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-15
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Live Forever
Overview: In the mid-1990s, spurred on by both the sudden world-domination of bands such as Oasis and Prime Minister Tony Blair's "Cool Brittania" campaign, British culture experienced a brief and powerful boost that made it appear as if Anglophilia was everywhere--at least if you believed the press. Pop music was the beating heart of this idea, and suddenly, "Britpop" was a movement. Oasis, their would-be rivals Blur, Pulp, The Verve, and many more bands rode this wave to international chart success. But was Britpop a real phenomenon, or just a marketing ploy? This smart and often hilarious documentary probes the question with copious interviews from Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Damon Albarn of Blur, Sleeper's Louise Wener, and many other artists and critics who suddenly found themselves at the cultural forefront.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-07
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Echolalia
Overview: Echolalia is the meaningless repetition of words or phrases associated with forms of dementia and aphasia. In the build-up to the war in Iraq certain phrases were endlessly repeated to the point where these empty rhetorical phrases were confused with concrete facts. I tried to record as many instances of people repeating the phrase “weapons of mass destruction” as I could stand and represent these statements in a way that draws attention to the deadening effect of their repetition, however emphatically they are expressed.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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30 Years of Democracy
Overview: Two journalists born in the mid '80s decide to take a look back at how their country changed in the last 30 years since the fall of communism. The end product is a documentary containing footage of political events and historical milestones significant to Romania accompanied by a narrator's voice walking the viewer through the events, and also interviews with Romanian politicians and other influential public figures sharing their thoughts and their different views on those events.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 2019-12-22
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The New Watchdogs
Overview: In 1932, the writer Paul Nizan published "The New Watchdogs" to denounce the philosophers and writers of his time who, sheltering behind intellectual neutrality, imposed themselves as true watchdogs of the established order. Today the watchdogs are journalists, editors, and media experts who've openly become market evangelists and guardians of the social order. In a sardonic manner, "The New Watchdogs" denounces this press that, claiming to be independent, objective and pluralist, makes out it is a democratic force of opposition. With forcefulness and precision, the film puts its finger on the increasing danger of information produced by the major industrial groups of the Paris Stock Exchange and perverted into merchandise.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-01-11
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Ever Again
Overview: Ever Again examines the sweeping resurgence of antisemitism in 21st century Europe and its connection to global terrorism.
Genres: Documentary History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-08
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Iris
Overview: True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-14
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Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery
Overview: In 2004 armed men coerced two bank employees into stealing £26.5 million from the Northern Bank in Belfast. Now, almost two decades later, two journalists revisit the unsolved case and look at the police investigation, legal prosecution, and how suspected ties to the IRA influenced the Northern Ireland peace process.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-22
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Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt
Overview: A mockumentary taking a comic-look at how the Lewinsky scandal is perceived in the year 2028.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-02
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Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
Overview: The life of Sir David Frost as told by Stephen Fry. Featuring David Frost's three sons, his friends and the political figures who were interviewed by him, who also became his friends. The story of the pioneer in broadcasting who conducted The Nixon Interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-19
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From Beaconsfield to Baghdad
Overview: Parliamentary correspondent Robert Orchard reviews the highs and lows of Tony Blair's tumultuous relationship with Parliament.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-18
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Queen Elizabeth II: Above All Else
Overview: Queen Elizabeth II. Reigning monarch for over six decades, and the cornerstone of modern British history. Ascending to the throne after the untimely death of her beloved father, King George VI, she has seen the world change drastically, and faced a number of great challenges, both publicly and privately. Her inscrutable commitment to duty, above all else, has defined her lifetime of service to the throne. Take a look back at the incredible and incomparable life of Queen Elizabeth II.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-03-01
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How to Win the TV Debate
Overview: 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 for such debates to arrive in the UK. The programme features candid interviews with US Presidents and their advisers on the tricks of the debate trade. Blending new film and behind-the-scenes footage, some never seen before, it's a tragicomic tale of high politics and low cunning. From John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon through to Barack Obama, candidates are seen being prepared for their debates, then in the sometimes funny, sometimes disastrous results on live television. Cockerell shows why for our would-be next Prime Ministers - Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg - the three debate stages across Britain will be what one former US President calls 'Tension City'.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-12
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Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
Overview: This Shiver (ITV Studios) documentary reveals what happened behind-the-scenes on some of the most momentous breaking news events in our lifetime - as told by those caught up in the real-life drama, those in the newsrooms and those responsible for delivering these newsflashes into millions of people's homes. News stories covered include the death of Diana, Princess of Wales (1997); the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas (1963); the coal-tip landslide in Aberfan (1966); the Lockerbie Air Disaster (1988); the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York (2001); the start of Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War (1991); the dramatic end of the Iranian Embassy siege in London (1980); and the announcement of the death of the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (2002).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-06
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A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
Overview: On the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, a special documentary featuring contributions from HM King Charles III, her children, public figures, and those who worked with her. With previously unseen archive footage from the Queen's collection.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-09
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Born to be The King
Overview: As Prince Charles, the longest serving heir apparent, ascends the throne as King, those who know him well, who have worked for and with him, discuss what he has achieved as Prince of Wales and what he will bring to the role as the new Monarch.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-10
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When the Windsors Met the Bushes
Overview: Although close allies for decades, the U.K. has one major difference to its American cousin: the Monarchy. Presidents have come and gone for hundreds of years with each political party fighting it out for a place at the White House. And yet, the British Monarchy has remained a constant, witnessing the rise and fall of governments across the Atlantic from a distance. But what happens when one of the world's most powerful political leaders meets one of the world's most powerful families? This is When the Windsors Met the Bushes.
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Duty to Diana: The Butler's Story
Overview: Diana's butler and confidant, Paul Burrell, provides us with his insight into the real Diana, in her lonely hours behind palace doors. Dedicated to serving Diana, both in life and in death, Paul shares his very personal story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Things We Won't Say About Race That Are True
Overview: Trevor Phillips confronts some uncomfortable truths about racial stereotypes, as he asks if attempts to improve equality have led to serious negative consequences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-19
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Diana: The People's Princess
Overview: A princess so tragically taken in the prime of her life. Follow the fascinated tale of Princess Diana… The peoples Princess.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-22
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Working for Labour
Overview: No film-maker has ever before been given permission to follow a Dutch election campaign with the camera. On the basis of a few contractual conditions, film-maker Niek Koppen was given a glimpse into the 'kitchen' of the Labour Party election campaign in 1998. From the making of the publicity photos by Anton Corbijn to the celebration of the election victory on 6 May 1998. In the Prime Minister's residence, Koppen recorded how decisions were taken during intimate discussions, phone calls and meals. The film focuses on the arduous cooperation between the veterans Wim Kok and Jacques Wallage and the much younger campaign director Karin Adelmund. De keuken van Kok (Working for Labour) provides a picture of the emotions, ambitions, tactics and the ups and downs of a long and tiring process. (filmcommission.nl)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-03
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How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister
Overview: 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 Cheshire cheese, who had his own chat show and who has never had a single happy day since leaving Number Ten. Cockerell, who met the eight PMs prior to Blair, looks at what Tony planned do next and just how many millions he could make from being an ex-PM.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-24
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Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Overview: With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire development of the Olympics over the centuries, until arriving at the modern Olympics.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: el
Release Date: 2004-08-13
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The Proclamation of HM the King
Overview: From St James's Palace in London, the historic proclamation of His Majesty the King takes place. For the first time since 1952, the Accession Council meets to make the formal declaration of the accession of the new sovereign. Following the Accession Council, the principal proclamation is read by Garter King of Arms.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-10
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Merkel
Overview: Driven by extensive archive material and interviews with those who know her, this is the astonishing story of how a triple outsider – a woman, a scientist, and an East German – became the de facto leader of the “Free World”, told for the first time for an international audience.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2022-11-24
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Propaganda
Overview: 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 perspective.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-14
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New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor
Overview: 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 and deceit and shows the very people many regard as heroes, as nothing more than traitors.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-07
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David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
Overview: The incredible journey and illustrious career of one of the most travelled men in history, this documentary tells the story of how Sir David Attenborough came to be the voice of modern natural history programs by bringing the natural world into our homes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-14
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Hero With A Thousand Faces
Overview: The story of those who risked everything to defeat the deadliest epidemic of our time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-16
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Overview: Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-12
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La Traversée du désir
Overview: What was your first desire? What did you long for most? Arielle Dombasle put these questions to a wide circle of famous people.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-03-16
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Party Election Broadcast for the Labour Party
Overview: A 1997 Labour Party Political Broadcast that focused primarily on the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Blair. Directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Molly Dineen, the broadcast was shown on all four channels on 24th April, 1997
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-24
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Speeches That Shook the World
Overview: Speech-making is the art of persuasion. Well-honed rhetoric appeals not just to the mind, but to the heart and, deeper down, in the guts. Examining the speeches that provoked radical change, surprised pundits or shocked listeners, poet Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech. Simon gets the inside story behind some of the famous speeches of the modern age, talking to Tony Blair's speechwriter, to Earl Spencer on his controversial address at his sister's funeral and the woman who challenged the rioters in Hackney. We hear how Peter Tatchell confronted the BNP, Paul Boateng on how Enoch Powell's divisive speech personally affected him as a child, and Colonel Tim Collins, whose charge was to motivate his troops on the eve of the Iraq war. Simon discusses the nuts and bolts of speech writing with Vincent Franklin, aka the blue-sky thinking guru Stuart Pearson from The Thick of It, and gets tips on powerful delivery from actor Charles Dance.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-06
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In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
Overview: John Hume saw that by harnessing the political influence of the Irish American diaspora in Washington, it was possible to overcome the legacy of conflict and achieve peace. Exploring the decades-long campaign by the Nobel Prize winner, filmmaker Maurice Fitzpatrick reveals how Hume - inspired by Martin Luther King - became the moral architect for peace in Northern Ireland. In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America is a compelling feature documentary, narrated by Liam Neeson, with dramatic footage and stirring interviews with Presidents Clinton and Carter, US senators and congressmen, and Irish and British leaders. Reminding us of the redemptive powers of politics to overcome division. It is a timely story that profiles creative leadership, international cooperation and the U.S. contribution to peace and stability on the island of Ireland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-24
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Putin's Witnesses
Overview: Russian Federation, December 31, 1999. After President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin becomes acting president of the country. From that day and for a year, Vitaly Mansky's camera documented Putin's rise to power. The story of a privileged witness. The harsh explanation of the reason why politics is the art of possibility of achieving the best with the support of many, but also of giving the worst in return.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2018-11-08
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The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Overview: Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-13
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Brexageddon?!
Overview: One-off comedy satirising the EU Referendum and its effects in which a cast of comedy characters interact with the real-life campaign pranking prominent figures within the Leave and Remain camps.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-19
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Chinese Box
Overview: The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-14
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The Class of ‘92
Overview: A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-01
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Official Secrets
Overview: The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
Genres: Thriller History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-30
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HyperNormalisation
Overview: We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They do not care. We say we care, but we do nothing, and nothing ever changes. It is normal. Welcome to the post-truth world. How we got to where we are now…
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-25
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Taking Liberties
Overview: Taking Liberties Since 1997is a documentary film about the erosion of civil liberties in the United Kingdom and increase of surveillance under the government of Tony Blair. It was released in the UK on 8th June 2007. The director, Chris Atkins, said on 1 May that he wanted to expose "the Orwellian state" that now threatened Britain as a result of Mr Blair's policies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Being Jacques Chirac
Overview: Since 1967, Jacques Chirac has appeared everyday on television : millions of hours of automatic gestures, jerky speeches and feverish cavalcades. This mockumentary is based on archival footage and told at the first person (the voice of the French president is provided by imitator Didier Gustin). The main comic effect comes from the contradictions between the various speeches of the French President. The title comes from the title of the French-language version of Being John Malkovich.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-05-31
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Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations
Overview: Antisemitism in the US and Europe is spreading and is seemingly unstoppable. Andrew Goldberg examines its rise traveling through four countries to follow antisemitism and their victims, along with experts, politicians and locals.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-02-21
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Brexit: The Clock Is Ticking
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-16
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The Killing$ of Tony Blair
Overview: The story of Tony Blair's destruction of the Labour Party, his well-remunerated business interests, and the thousands of innocent people who have died following his decision to invade Iraq.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-27
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Shadow World
Overview: 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 promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-14
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Margaret Thatcher: Prime Minister
Overview: 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 impression, both in British politics and in the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-08
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Leading to War
Overview: Leading to War is a 2008 American documentary film composed entirely of archival news footage of the declarations of the United States President George W. Bush and his administration explaining their reasons to attack Iraq in 2003. The film is presented as a historical record and highlights the rhetorical devices and techniques employed by a government to wage war against another nation. Presented chronologically from President Bush's State of the Union Address in January 2002 (the Axis of evil speech), and continuing up to the announcement of formal U.S. military action in Iraq on March 19, 2003, the film presents selected interviews, speeches, and press conferences given by Bush and his administration, including Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. Non-U.S. sources include British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-18
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Under the Knife
Overview: The NHS is seriously ill. Ugly self-interest, corruption and deceit are slowly bleeding the NHS dry; this film exposes the true severity of this disease. It’s a frightening diagnosis of society as a whole.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-18
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Everything's Cool
Overview: In this documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl) follow a troupe of self-proclaimed global warming "warriors" on a mission to get the world to care about rising temperatures and melting polar ice caps. Taking a topic that's inherently serious and applying their signature blend of humor and emotional heft, Gold and Helfand advance the environmental dialogue in a surprisingly entertaining way.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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How to Win the US Presidency
Overview: This whimsical look at rough-and-tumble American politics examines the influence of money, religion and even ancient Rome on presidential campaigns.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-01
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Sergio
Overview: Charismatic, charming and complex, Sérgio Vieira de Mello was the world's go-to guy, a man who could descend into the most dangerous places, charm the worst war criminals, and somehow protect the lives of the ordinary people to whom he'd devoted his life. The documentary tells the story of his most treacherous mission ever... a mission in which his own life hangs in the balance.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-20
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VICE Special Report: A World in Disarray
Overview: Examining the foreign policies that have shaped the modern world and meeting people living through today's major conflicts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-21
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Celsius 41.11
Overview: This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11 and the war in Iraq and Kerry's 20-year tenure in the Senate.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-22
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Nail Bomber: Manhunt
Overview: This documentary examines the 1999 London bombings that targeted Black, Bangladeshi and gay communities, and the race to find the far-right perpetrator. He terrorized a city, seeking to ignite a race war but justice was served by those who wouldn't let his hate win.
Genres: Crime Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-26
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In Search of Tony Blair
Overview: 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 people has been shattered, most significantly by the war on Iraq. Now many are struggling to understand what remains behind the faltering smile.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-11
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The Downing Street Patient
Overview: Michael Cockerell presents this documentary on the health problems of Britain's Prime Ministers.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-29
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James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
Overview: Filmed on the road during his 2022 Greatest Hit Tour, director Chris Atkins followed James Blunt across Europe and delves into James Blunt's unique backstory. From witnessing the Kosovo War, recording the biggest selling album of the '00s, enduring the backlash that followed his success, and then tweeting his way back to becoming a national treasure, this is an intimate portrait of James Blunt as never seen before – a brutally honest story of a painfully self-aware, endlessly touring musician, for whom persistence eventually prevails.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-06
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The New Ten Commandments
Overview: 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 with each chapter illustrating one of the "New Ten Commandments" - 10 articles chosen from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 10 film chapters of The New Ten Commandments 1. The Right to Freedom of Assembly - Dir, David Graham Scott 2. The Right not to be enslaved - Dir, Nick Higgins 3. The Right to a fair trial - Dir, Sana Bilgrami 4. The Right to freedom of expression - Dir, Doug Aubrey 5. The Right to life - Dir, Kenny Glenaan 6. The Right to liberty - Dir, Irvine Welsh & Mark Cousins 7. The Right not to be tortured - Dir, Douglas Gordon 8. The Right to asylum - Dir, Anna Jones 9. The Right to privacy - Dir, Alice Nelson 10. The Right to freedom of thought - Dir, Mark Cousins & Tilda Swinton.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-02
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