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| 15 Minute Musical, The | ...Tony Phileas Blair accepts a bet from GORDON BROWN that he can't solve the world's problems in a quarter of an hour. He sets off in a hot air balloon to prove he can.... |
| Analysis | ...How close are Britain and the Eurozone to meeting the conditions set out in GORDON BROWN's five economic tests to be passed before the UK joins the euro?... |
| Budget Response | ...Shadow Chancellor George Osborne responds to GORDON BROWN's budget speech.... |
| Budget Special | ...A special edition as GORDON BROWN presents his budget to the House of Commons. Share your views, email wato@bbc.co.uk or text 84844 [maximum cost 12p]... |
| Budget Statement | ...Shadow chancellor George Osborne discusses GORDON BROWN's Budget speech.... |
| Condensed History Of, The | ...Adam Long, co-founder of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, rushes through the history of the Labour Party. Starting with Keir Hardie, his journey takes in the wilderness years and a winter of discontent until things could only get better. He finishes with GORDON BROWN, a moral compass and a golden rule... |
| Conference Special | ...SBH:Conference Special on Labour at Blackpool. Act. GORDON BROWN (Labour ready for government); Roy Hattersley (anti-proportional representation); Kinnock: taxes shouldn't be cut at expense of needy; women in party; Barbara Castle on her time in Cabinet - denies she ever said she used feminine wiles to get her own way. Other ints. & acts.... |
| Desert Island Discs | ...Next in series: GORDON BROWN MP... |
| Enlightenment - The Democratic Intellect | ...The Scottish Enlightenment was one of the greatest periods of Scottish intellectual activity. Here Billy Kay places the 'age of reason' in its historical context and celebrates the lives and achievements of a few of the leading figures, Lord Kames, David Hume, Adam Smith and Dugald Stewart. He is joined by authorities such as Professor Alexander Broadie, Professor Tom Devine, and Chancellor GORDON BROWN ... |
| File On 4 | ...Gerry Northam reports on the Private Finance Initiative. A keystone of GORDON BROWN's policy as Chancellor, the scheme is showing signs of strain. Have the billions spent on projects including schools and hospitals been used wisely?... |
| Four Seasons In A Day [radio Scotland] | ...He meets GORDON BROWN, who was caught in a thunderstorm in his kayak, aware that he could be hit by lightning at any moment.... |
| Gordon's Women | ...... |
| His Masters Voice | ...Keith decides that it's time for a GORDON BROWN Special, but can the team unite on the angle they take and avoid just being rude about Scotland? And how will Giles contribute when he's busy testing 25 different whiskies for a consumer comparison article?... |
| Long View, The | ...As pressure mounts on GORDON BROWN to allow a vote on the proposed new EU reform treaty, Jonathan and guests recall Harold Wilson's 1975 referendum on the UK's membership of Europe.... |
| Look Back At Power | ...2/2. Steve Richards talks to former advisers to Tony Blair about their time in Downing Street. Where do new policies come from and how far are they influenced by the media and by GORDON BROWN?... |
| Magnetic Memories | ...volunteer John Murray delves into his personal sound archive and shares stories about the history of hospital broadcasting in Scotland. Featuring contributions from GORDON BROWN, Richard Park and Ken Bruce ... |
| My Way | ...is now head of Mainstream Publishing, but as a student in the 70s he and his friend GORDON BROWN were better known for their radical politics. Does he regret not entering the political arena, or has publishing helped him maintain the ideals of his youth?... |
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| Politics Uk [world Service] | ...Rebellion at Westminster over the Gurhkas: is GORDON BROWN's authority beginning to ebb away? The Opposition parties make head-way in Parliament, but is this really the time to be frank with the electorate? Just how far should a Government in waiting spell out its plans for the future? MPs are in hot water over their expenses: has the European gravy train crossed the Channel. And reappraising the original champagne socialist. Presented by Edward Stourton.... |
| Westminster Hour, The | ...2/3. This week's selection fits under the heading 'I never said that!' They include GORDON BROWN and the Arctic Monkeys, David Cameron and hoodie-hugging, as well as Peter Mandelson and a dish of mushy peas.... |
| What Does Gordon Really Think? | ...The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson explores what GORDON BROWN might do if he went on to become Prime Minister.... |
| What Gordon Brown Really Thinks [world Service] | |
| Yes, Minister - The View From Whitehall [documentary] | ...From John Buchan to David Steel, GORDON BROWN and Douglas Alexander MP, sons of the Manse have had a disproportionate impact on Scottish politics. What explains the Eric Liddell effect? Modern Scottish Politics has been shaped by the Scottish Church, and by men who spent their boyhood in the Manse. From the dashing Tory John Buchan to the dour Presbyterian GORDON BROWN, the Church of Scotland has been a rich seed-bed, producing some of the brightest and best Scottish Politicians. Even opponents of the Kirk note its power: the political philosopher Tom Nairn once quipped that Scotland would only be free ""once the last minister had been strangled with the last copy of the Sunday Post"". The connections between church and state in Scotland go deep and wide. When Donald Dewar died, his funeral was taken by the Reverend Douglas Alexander, father to the cabinet office Minster Douglas Alexander MP, and to his sister Wendy, member of the Scottish Parliament. The comparison between the minister and the politician goes deeper than mere pastoral care. Like the MP, the minister is responsible for his own geographical patch, where he is ""Pope in his own parish."" But the Church also has a long-standing reputation in Scotland for producing driven, scholarly men, Calvinistic heroes, fired by a protestant work ethic to improve the lot of society. In this talk, journalist and broadcaster Colin Bell offers an entertaining insight into the close connections between church and state in Scotland, explaining how and why the sons of Kirk Ministers often follow in their father's footsteps to become Ministers of the Crown.... |