James Callaghan

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Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC, often known as Jim Callaghan, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.

Most Popular James Callaghan Trailers

Total trailers found: 7

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.

1979: Big Bang of the Present Trailer (2019)

10 December 2019

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

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.

How to Win the TV Debate Trailer (2010)

12 April 2010

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.

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.

Harold Wilson: A Life Trailer (1995)

24 May 1995

BBC obituary documentary written and presented by Anthony Howard. Broadcast on the day of the death of Harold Wilson, May 24th 1995.