Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters. With fresh filming and new interviews, along with a treasure trove of rare archive, the film presents the inside story of giant personalities who make today's public figures look sadly dull in comparison. The well-known journalist revisits some of his films on the big characters who helped shaped the 1970s in Britain. Both tragic and comic, it highlights just how much our world has changed in four decades.

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"England 79" - 17 scenes from Great Britain the winter of discontent, 1979.

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French documentary on Walt Disney's relationship with France through his personal and professional l...

A documentary about the history of settler groups that came to New Zealand from Europe.

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