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Groundbreakers

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Series of documentary films about visionary people.

John Bew

Brian Henry Martin

Clare McParland

Groundbreakers: Series 1: Episode 1: The Extraordinary Life of Castlereagh

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The Extraordinary Life of Castlereagh

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Episode 1: The Extraordinary Life of Castlereagh

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BBC Two - Groundbreakers, Series 1, The Extraordinary Life of Castlereagh

The remarkable story of Lord Castlereagh, the Irish-born British Foreign Secretary.

Historical documentary. Historian John Bew uncovers the story of Lord Castlereagh, the Irish-born British Foreign Secretary who was instrumental in the defeat of Napoleon.

Historian John Bew uncovers the remarkable story of Lord Castlereagh, the Irish-born British Foreign Secretary who was instrumental in the defeat of Napoleon yet became one of the country's most reviled politicians before ending his own life in 1822.

Groundbreakers: Series 1

Series of documentary films about four visionaries.

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