Margaret Thatcher Movies

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

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

The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.

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

Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of...

Twenty years ago, Britain went to war - with itself. In March 1984, Mrs Thatcher's government announced plans to close 20 coal mines, with the loss...

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

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...

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

Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm. In one night, the country of...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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...

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...