Episode 1: Cast into the Wilderness

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59m
Dec 3, 1995

Out of power and riven with strife, this programme tells the inside story of the Labour Party's bitter civil war with leading players speaking with devastating frankness about the time from 1979-81.

Episode 2: Comrades of War

1h
Dec 10, 1995

In the early 80s Michael Foot was leader of a divided Labour Party. The 1981 deputy leadership battle between Denis Healey and Tony Benn split party loyalties and Labour sank to its lowest popularity ever.

Episode 3: Enter the Rose

59m
Dec 17, 1995

Senior Labour politicians explore the Labour Party's long years in opposition. In 1983 after a humiliating defeat by Margaret Thatcher, Labour elected Neil Kinnock as its new leader in the hope that he can modernise the party.

Episode 4: The Pursuit of Power

1h
Dec 18, 1995

Key political figures from the Labour Party tell the story of the struggle to modernise the party, culminating in the rise to power of Tony Blair and the arrival of a new breed of Labour politician.

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Episode 1: Cast into the Wilderness

Episode 2: Comrades of War

Episode 3: Enter the Rose

Episode 4: The Pursuit of Power

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E1 Episode 1: Cast into the Wilderness

E2 Episode 2: Comrades of War

E3 Episode 3: Enter the Rose

E4 Episode 4: The Pursuit of Power

Episode 1: Cast into the Wilderness

Episode 2: Comrades of War

Episode 3: Enter the Rose

Episode 4: The Pursuit of Power

Episode 1: Cast into the Wilderness

Episode 2: Comrades of War

Episode 3: Enter the Rose

Episode 4: The Pursuit of Power