Shortly before the start of WW2, renown British big-game hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten,...

A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.

Experts analyse Boris Johnson's colourful career and his complicated relationship with the truth, from sex scandals to deliberate deception and...

Confronted with death, National Health Service founder Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey...

A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965), soldier,...

The First Year tells the inside story of Jamie Driscoll’s first 12 months as the new North of Tyne Mayor.

On the eve of a critical election debate, Josh Joseph, earmarked for continued ministerial success, decides to take a significant political risk. He...

Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead a cast of politicians and journalists sharing personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal...

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

A unique account of Tony Blair’s ten years as Prime Minister.