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The Prime Ministers, Series 2

The Prime Ministers, Series 2

Sean Baker
3.7/5 ( ratings)
In this second fascinating series, Nick Robinson explores how Prime Ministers have used their power and responded to the great challenges of their time. Here, he profiles eight more influential figures: William Pitt the Younger, who became Prime Minister aged only 24 and held the post for almost 19 years in total; Earl Grey, who passed the Great Reform Act and abolished slavery in the British Empire; William Gladstone, who was our oldest ever premier and finally left Downing Street for the last time aged 84; Herbert Asquith, who had the longest uninterrupted spell in office among twentieth century prime ministers until Margaret Thatcher; Ramsay MacDonald, who became the first Labour Prime Minister in 1924, but seven years later came to be seen as a traitor by his party; Harold Macmillan, who took over from Eden after Britain’s humiliation in the Suez crisis, and whose upbeat approach earned him the nickname of ‘Supermac’ but whose two terms at Number 10 were increasingly dominated by Britain’s economic problems; and Edward Heath, who took Britain into the EEC in 1973, which still divides opinion.

This series was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 12 April to 31 May 2011.

2 CDs. 1 hr 52 mins.
Language
English
Pages
2
Format
Audio CD
Publisher
AudioGO
Release
August 04, 2011
ISBN
1408469677
ISBN 13
9781408469675

The Prime Ministers, Series 2

Sean Baker
3.7/5 ( ratings)
In this second fascinating series, Nick Robinson explores how Prime Ministers have used their power and responded to the great challenges of their time. Here, he profiles eight more influential figures: William Pitt the Younger, who became Prime Minister aged only 24 and held the post for almost 19 years in total; Earl Grey, who passed the Great Reform Act and abolished slavery in the British Empire; William Gladstone, who was our oldest ever premier and finally left Downing Street for the last time aged 84; Herbert Asquith, who had the longest uninterrupted spell in office among twentieth century prime ministers until Margaret Thatcher; Ramsay MacDonald, who became the first Labour Prime Minister in 1924, but seven years later came to be seen as a traitor by his party; Harold Macmillan, who took over from Eden after Britain’s humiliation in the Suez crisis, and whose upbeat approach earned him the nickname of ‘Supermac’ but whose two terms at Number 10 were increasingly dominated by Britain’s economic problems; and Edward Heath, who took Britain into the EEC in 1973, which still divides opinion.

This series was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 12 April to 31 May 2011.

2 CDs. 1 hr 52 mins.
Language
English
Pages
2
Format
Audio CD
Publisher
AudioGO
Release
August 04, 2011
ISBN
1408469677
ISBN 13
9781408469675

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