Film 1: Sir Thomas More, the Tudor statesman who lost his head on the scaffold in 1535, was made a saint in 1937; now the heroic reputation of the 'man for all seasons' is under attack.
Film 2: Unemployment in Britain 150 years ago when the workhouse became the symbol of oppression and poverty that lasted over a century. Bernard Clark investigates the Poor Law of 1834, designed to cut spending on the poor and unemployed and which left bitter memories for generations.
Film 3: The Russian spy scare of 1927 when the British Cabinet unwittingly betrayed to Moscow the code-breaking secrets of British intelligence.
Title | Timewatch - Season 1 Episode 4 |
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Year | 2011 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | BBC Two |
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First Air Date | Sep 29, 1982 |
Last Air date | Nov 15, 2011 |
Season | 30 Season |
Episode | 343 Episode |
Runtime | 60:50 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 6.86/ 10 by 7.00 users |
Popularity | 41.071 |
Language | English |