Nicholas Soames

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. In this documentary, Michael Cockerell talks to figures including Edwina Currie, Max Clifford, Geoffrey Robinson and Neil Hamilton in an effort to see if spin, sleaze and ministerial failure is to blame, or whether the media's sneering political coverage is most at fault.

Même si le Royaume-Uni a depuis des siècles une monarchie parlementaire et que le pouvoir royal reste fort limité, chaque Premier ministre est tenu de faire chaque semaine un rapport à Buckingham Palace. Le pays et ses citoyens ont bien changé en soixante-dix ans, mais certaines traditions restent immuables. Des secrétaires privés de la reine, des familiers des us et des coutumes de la Cour comme des locataires temporaires du 10 Downing Street expliquent les rouages d'un microsme unique au monde.

A love letter to the joys and pleasures of champagne.

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The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.