The Wilderness Years (1995)
Documentary showing the many travails of the UK Labour Party during its long period in opposition from 1979 and through the 1980s and 1990s.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Cast into the Wilderness1995-12-03 · 59mOut of power and riven with strife, this programme tells the inside story of the Labour Party's bitter civil war with leading players speaking with devastating frankness about the
- 2 2. Comrades of War1995-12-10 · 1h 0mIn the early 80s Michael Foot was leader of a divided Labour Party. The 1981 deputy leadership battle between Denis Healey and Tony Benn split party loyalties and Labour sank to it
- 3 3. Enter the Rose1995-12-17 · 59mSenior Labour politicians explore the Labour Party's long years in opposition. In 1983 after a humiliating defeat by Margaret Thatcher, Labour elected Neil Kinnock as its new leade
- 4 4. The Pursuit of Power1995-12-18 · 1h 0mKey political figures from the Labour Party tell the story of the struggle to modernise the party, culminating in the rise to power of Tony Blair and the arrival of a new breed of
Cast
Philip TibenhamSelf (Narrator)
James CallaghanSelf
Tony BennSelf
Michael FootSelf
Neil KinnockSelf
Roy JenkinsSelf
Tony BlairSelf
Jeremy CorbynSelf
Peter TatchellSelf
Denis HealeySelfDerek HattonSelf
David OwenSelf
John SmithSelf (Archive Footage)
Gordon BrownSelfYou might also like
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