Michael Cockerell Trailers
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Most Popular Michael Cockerell Trailers
Total trailers found: 22
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.
The Queen and Her Prime Ministers Trailer (2022)
22 May 2022
Queen Elizabeth has worked with 14 Prime Ministers, including holding confidential weekly meetings. It is not known whether she has influenced her Prime Ministers, or what happens when they clash.
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 Downing Street Patient Trailer (2004)
29 February 2004
Michael Cockerell presents this documentary on the health problems of Britain's Prime Ministers.
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.
The Lost World of the Seventies Trailer (2012)
13 May 2012
Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters.
Denis Healey - The Best Prime Minister Labour Never Had? Trailer (2015)
07 October 2015
Political journalist and film-maker Michael Cockerell's intimate portrait of Denis Healey, former ch8
Boris Johnson: The Irresistible Rise Trailer (2013)
23 March 2013
It was the exact same effect induced by Michael Cockerell’s film Boris Johnson: the Irresistible Rise last night on BBC Two.
Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell Trailer (1995)
11 November 1995
A film portrait of Former Conservative and Unionist Party Politician, Enoch Powell.
Westminster's Secret Service Trailer (1995)
21 May 1995
Whips pride themselves on their secrecy and discretion. Reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers their shadowy world and reveals how they operate.
Trust Me - I'm a Politician Trailer (2003)
08 February 2003
Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at the 2001 general election, which was the lowest for more than 80 years.
When Boris Met Dave Trailer (2009)
07 October 2009
A docudrama about the early lives of politicians Boris Johnson and David Cameron.
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.
Blair: The Inside Story Trailer (2007)
20 February 2007
Michael Cockerell tells the inside story of Tony Blair's controversial ten years at the top. Candid interviews with Downing Street insiders, Cabinet colleagues and rivals cast new light on key events and on the Prime Minister's complex character.
A Word in the Right Ear Trailer (1997)
09 January 1997
Michael Cockerell reports on the work of political lobbyists
News From Number 10 Trailer (2000)
13 July 2000
BBC Documentary 'News From Number 10' (2000) Presented by Michael Cockerell A look behind the scenes of Number 10 Downing Street, the official residence and office of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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.
Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot Trailer (1997)
19 July 1997
A profile of Michael Foot, the former leader of the Labour Party, which included footage of him on the night of Tony Blair’s historic 1997 victory, and interviews with his wife, the filmmaker Jill Cragie, and some of his old colleagues and friends, including Barbara Castle, Spike Milligan and Salman Rushdie.
The Rivals Trailer (2001)
25 March 2001
A documentary by Michael Cockerell revealing a portrait of the Chancellor Gordon Brown and his shadoo
Boris Johnson: 'The boy who wanted to be world king' Trailer (2019)
23 July 2019
Political documentary maker Michael Cockerell profiles Britain's new prime minister, Boris Johnson.
