Tony Benn

Born: 1925-04-03

Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn was a British politician, writer, and diarist. He was a Member of Parliament for 47 years between the 1950 and 2001 general elections and a Cabinet minister in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan in the 1960s and 1970s.


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Sicko

as Self
Released: 2007-05-18

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to...

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Laissez-faire

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2015-01-30

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today...

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Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

as Self
Released: 2012-06-17

The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the...

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London: The Modern Babylon

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 2012-08-03

London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to...

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Ethos

as Self
Released: 2011-02-10

Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a...

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The Spirit of '45

as Himself - Contributor
Released: 2013-03-15

How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a...

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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

as Self
Released: 1999-02-24

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete,...

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Cabinet Confidential

as Self
Released: 2001-11-17

A revealing one-off documentary that provides an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime...

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How to Be Prime Minister

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Released: 1996-09-22

It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition...

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Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

as Self
Released: 2011-05-25

Harold Wilson and Edward Heath are two very different men equally overlooked by history, but...

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Trust Me - I'm a Politician

as Self
Released: 2003-02-08

Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for...

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Blackpool Wakes

as Self
Released: 1989-01-13

From political conferences to the George Formby Society's annual bash, and Pleasure Beach to the...

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Shades

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1982-05-11

1999: A tower block contains youths ‘bought off’ by the government, in a climate of...

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Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

as Self (Archive Footage)
Released: 2014-03-14

Obituary film of the lifelong Labour politician, Tony Benn, who was an MP for over 50 years....

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The Battle of Orgreave

as Self
Released: 2002-10-16

Intercuts dramatic photographic stills from the clashes in 1984 with footage of the clashes...

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News from Durham

as Himself
Released: 1983-01-01

Combines footage of the 100th Durham Miner's Gala held in 1983, with extracts from a miners'...

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The Scar

as Himself (uncredited)
Released: 1997-01-01

Like many women active during the miners' strike, May Murton (Charlie Hardwick) has been left...

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Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

as Self
Released: 1995-11-11

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

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Beyond and Behind the Vote

as Himself
Released: 1984-07-04

Documentation of the 1984 Chesterfield by-election, which saw Tony Benn returned to parliament,...

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Question Time

as Self - Panellist
First aired: 1979-09-25

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least...

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Timeshift

as Self - Postmaster General
First aired: 2002-10-10

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its...

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Timeshift

as Self
First aired: 2002-10-10

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its...

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Banned in the UK

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First aired: 2005-03-07

Four-part series demonstrating different kinds of censorship, such as censorship by the...

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Wasted Windfall

as Self
First aired: 1994-07-01

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

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The Wilderness Years

as Self
First aired: 1995-12-03

Documentary showing the many travails of the UK Labour Party during its long period in...

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