British history, tradition and culture

What should you watch? What does it tell you about? What is the format? Where can you watch it? Andrew Marr’s History of How has Britain changed since 1945 and what role has Television documentary Available as part of a DVD box set from Amazon Modern Britain politics played in that process? Five one-hour episodes from £26.37 or as a standalone DVD from £17.84 Television drama The reign of Queen Elizabeth II and major events during Three series The Crown this period. How the monarchy, government and politics Available on Netflix Ten episodes per series interact is a key feature of this series. 45-60 minutes per episode

Parliament and Government

What should you watch? What does it tell you about? What is the format? Where can you watch it? A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Members of Television documentary Inside the Commons Available on DVD from Amazon for £12.64 Parliament and House of Commons officials Four one-hour episodes Like Inside the Commons, this follows some larger-than- Currently being shown on London Live, which you Television documentary Meet the Lords life characters in the House of Lords, one of Britain’s may be able to watch via Sky, Virgin, YouView or Three one-hour episodes oldest, most eccentric and important institutions. Freeview – details here Two episodes are currently available on YouTube Michael Cockerell uncovers the workings of the Home Home Office: The Dark Department The Great Offices of Television documentary Office, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office: Palace of State Three one-hour episodes Treasury Dreams The Secret Treasury In this documentary, Michael Cockerell stalks the All episodes are currently available on YouTube The Secret World of corridors of power in Whitehall to tell the inside story of Television documentary The Cabinet Office: The Real Sir Humphrey Whitehall what’s gone on over the years in the great institutions at Three one-hour episodes No 10: Behind the Black Door the heart of government Private Offices: The Network Made in the early 1990s, this British original is the Television drama inspiration for the US Netflix hit. Follow the fictional Three series Available to purchase on Amazon Prime for £4.49 The House of Cards ruthless Chief Whip Francis Urquhart as he practices Four episodes per series per series extreme politics to claw his way to the top. 50-60 minutes each The Conservative Party

What should you watch? What does it tell you about? What is the format? Where can you watch it? Drawing on an extended interview with David Cameron, Currently available on BBC iPlayer this documentary examines his leadership of the Television documentary The Cameron Years Episode 1 – A Huge Fight on My Hands Conservative Party and his time as prime minister, Two one-hour episodes Episode 2 – The Best Is Yet to Come including his defeat in the 2016 EU referendum. Currently available on BBC iPlayer Episode 1 – Making Margaret Margaret Thatcher’s inner circle reveal how she won Thatcher: A Very British Television documentary Episode 2 – Power power and dominated British life through a turbulent Revolution Five one-hour episodes Episode 3 – Enemies decade. Episode 4 – That Bloody Woman Episode 5 – Downfall A biographical film based on the life and career of Film Available to rent on YouTube, Google Play and The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher. 104 minutes Amazon Prime for £3.49 A satirical look at Margaret Thatcher’s early years The Long Walk to Film charting her attempt to become a Conservative MP in the Available to watch on YouTube Finchley 80 minutes 1950s – but is she too much of a rebel? Two episodes are currently available on YouTube Margaret Thatcher’s 11 years as prime minister, Episode 1 – Woman at War examining how she rejected the post-war consensus, Thatcher: The Downing Television documentary Episode 2 – Best of Enemies fought the unions, refused to compromise, established Street Years Four one-hour episodes Episode 3 – Midnight in Moscow, Twilight in herself on the world stage and was eventually brought London down. Episode 4 – Wielding the Knife All episodes are currently available on YouTube The history of the people and the ideas behind what Television documentary Episode 1 – Outsiders Tory! Tory! Tory! became known as Thatcherism. Three one-hour episodes Episode 2 – The Road to Power Episode 3 – The Exercise of Power

The Labour Party

What should you watch? What does it tell you about? What is the format? Where can you watch it? All episodes are currently available on YouTube How Labour made its way from defeat in the 1979 Episode 1 – Cast into the Wilderness election through the factional battles of the early 1980s, Television documentary The Wilderness Years Episode 2 – Comrades of War the professionalism of the party under Neil Kinnock and Four one-hour episodes Epidsode 3 – Enter the Rose the emergence of Tony Blair and New Labour. Episode 4 – The Pursuit of Power Film-maker David Modell follows Labour MPs through an extraordinary six months in the life of their party, Unfortunately this is not currently available on Labour - The Summer Television documentary through the 2017 election and its aftermath, as the any platform That Changed Everything 60 minutes shocking result changes British politics in ways few of Clips are available on the BBC website them predicted. Following the lives of a fictional group of young Labour Television drama All episodes are currently available on YouTube activists in the 1990s who work to get the party elected The Project Two episodes Episode 1 in 1997 and then play different roles in the party in 100 minutes each Epsiode 2 government. A drama probing the enduring, complex and often tense Television drama The Deal relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and Available on 4od 75 minutes their supposed ‘Granita deal’ of 1994.

US Government & Politics

What should you watch? What does it tell you about? What is the format? Where can you watch it? Available to buy on YouTube from £6.99 Episode 1 – 100 Days Inside Obama’s White How President Barack Obama tried to reshape America Television documentary Episode 2 – Obamacare House as told by his inner circle - and the president himself. Four one-hour episodes Episode 3 – Don’t Screw It Up Episode 4 – The Arc of History Follow the fictional Bartlett administration through its Television drama Available to purchase on Amazon Prime for two terms in office. This series demonstrates the Seven series £17.99 per series The West Wing machinations of US government, separation of powers 21-23 episodes per series A DVD boxset containing all series is available and checks and balances, as well as dealing with some 42 minutes per episode from Amazon for £49.99 key debates in US politics.