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Series 6

Switch Off Something: Britain and the Three-Day Week

Duration: 39 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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Philip Glenister narrates a documentary about Britain and the Three-Day Week. In the winter of 1973-74, a confrontation between the big unions and the government took the country to the brink - and the government lost. Contributors include George Galloway, Tony Booth, Tony Benn and Simon Hoggart. Show less

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