A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.

Shortly before the start of WW2, renown British big-game hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by Nazi agents and aided by a young woman.

Confronted with death, National Health Service founder Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Winston Churchill.

Európa egyik legnagyobb 20. századi politikusát színes, rejtélyes, ellentétes és elragadó személyiségnek ismerjük a beszédei és a róla fennmaradt bőséges sajtóanyag alapján. Vajon valós ez a kép? És milyen volt magánembernek Winston Churchill?

Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead a cast of politicians and journalists sharing personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal that ended his political ambitions – a secret affair with his secretary Sara Keays that lasted 12 years and would threaten the stability of the Conservative government. A story of power, politics and personal consequences.

On the eve of a critical election debate, Josh Joseph, earmarked for continued ministerial success, decides to take a significant political risk. He leaves London and drives to the north of England, in order to visit a female childhood friend, Maddy, whom he has not seen for 17 years. This inexplicably irrational action threatens his political career.

The First Year tells the inside story of Jamie Driscoll’s first 12 months as the new North of Tyne Mayor.