Douglas Hurd

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Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC is a British Conservative politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.

Most Popular Douglas Hurd Trailers

Total trailers found: 9

Cabinet Confidential Trailer (2001)

17 November 2001

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.

How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister Trailer (2007)

24 June 2007

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.

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel Trailer (2011)

25 May 2011

Harold Wilson and Edward Heath are two very different men equally overlooked by history, but they were the political titans of the era in which Britain changed for ever.

How to Be Prime Minister Trailer (1996)

22 September 1996

It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition for the top job grows ever more intense.

The Summer of Rave, 1989 Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

In the final days of the yuppie decade, the summer of ’89 saw a new type of youth rebellion rip through the cultural landscape, with thousands of young people dancing at illegal Acid House parties in fields and aircraft hangars around the M25.

How to Be Foreign Secretary Trailer (1998)

04 January 1998

Michael Cockerell talks to all of the surviving people to hold the post of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs including the current incumbent, and invites the viewer to imagine their life in the position.

A Very Singular Man Trailer (1998)

27 September 1998

A Film Portrait of Edward Heath. Edward Heath was one of the most controversial Prime Ministers this century.

Posh and Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain Trailer (2011)

26 January 2011

Andrew Neil hits the road, crossing Britain on a personal journey to discover why our political leaders from all parties are emerging from an ever narrower pool.

How to Be Home Secretary Trailer (1999)

24 January 1999

In the latest how-to-do-it guide, Michael Cockerell films behind the scenes in the normally secretive Home Office.