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Gladstone and Disraeli: Clash of the Titans
Huw Edwards presents a documentary examining the relationship between prime ministers Disraeli and Gladstone, whose bitter personal rivalry dominated British politics for 40 years.
Huw Edwards presents a documentary examining the relationship between Victorian prime ministers Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone, whose bitter personal rivalry dominated British politics for 40 years.
Disraeli was a peacock with an elegant wit and an outsider who made it to the top, while Gladstone was an insider and a stern moralist who chopped down trees and saved fallen women, and the two of them drove each other onwards and changed the face of British politics.
Last on
Wed 1 Apr 2009
21:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | Huw Edwards |
Participant | Roy Hattersley |
Participant | Kenneth Clarke |
Broadcasts
- Tue 3 Mar 2009 20:00
- Wed 4 Mar 2009 02:35
- Thu 5 Mar 2009 23:30
- Wed 1 Apr 2009 21:00