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Age of the Image

Series 1

Power Games

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

James Fox explores how mass communication and new technology helped 20th-century image-makers transform society, from Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda films to the moon landings. Show more

Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

Series 1

That Bloody Woman

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

As Mrs Thatcher’s government transforms the British economy, tensions erupt within her inner circle and personal relationships in her own family are exposed. Show more

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Four

Seven-year-old Jess lives with her dominating mother until she is rudely removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.

Contributors

Small Jess:
Emily Aston
William:
Peter Gordon
Mrs Green:
Freda Dowie
Miss Jewsbury:
Celia Imrie
Jess' real mother:
Sophie Thursfield
Pastor Finch:
Kenneth Cranham
Mrs Arkwright:
Pam Ferris
Mrs Virtue:
Katy Murphy
Mrs Vole:
Sharon Bower
Ice Cream Man:
Bill Rogers
Boy next door:
Darren Scott
Gypsy Woman:
Kay Clayton
Church Pianist:
Tamar Swade
Director:
Beeban Kidron

Duration: 55 minutes

on BBC Four

Jess, now 16, meets Melanie and falls in love. The pastor, the congregation and Jess's mother suspect, culminating in a devastating denouement in front of the congregation. Show more

Jess meets Katy, who replaces Melanie in her affections. Her one true friend Elsie is ailing, and local undertaker Cissy Fields takes her in when Mother and flock disown her. Show more

Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

Series 1

That Bloody Woman

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

As Mrs Thatcher’s government transforms the British economy, tensions erupt within her inner circle and personal relationships in her own family are exposed. Show more

BBC Four

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