Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20190311 | The political commentator Steve Richards talks to key insiders about the prime minister's decisions, leadership and diplomacy through the turbulent years since the EU referendum. What does Theresa May think about Brexit? How did she arrive at key decisions? What do those decisions tell us about her personality and style of leadership? How did she run Downing Street and what were her relations with the rest of government, Whitehall, parliament and the EU?
The first episode traces the story from July 2016, when she became prime minister, to summer of 2017, recalling dramatic moments including the key Brexit speeches and the general election and its aftermath. It includes interviews with her former chief of staff Nick Timothy, former Downing Street insiders Alex Dawson and Chris Wilkins, her close ally Damian Green and the former Brexit Secretary David Davis.
Producer: Leala Padmanabhan
Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders Steve Richards looks at the underlying forces affecting Britain and Brexit. |
| 02 | 20190318 | The political commentator Steve Richards talks to key insiders about the prime minister's decisions, leadership and diplomacy through the turbulent years since the EU referendum. What does Theresa May think about Brexit? How did she arrive at key decisions? What do those decisions tell us about her personality and style of leadership? How did she run Downing Street and what were her relations with the rest of government, Whitehall, parliament and the EU?
The second part takes up the story from Autumn 2017, following the progress of the prime minister's Brexit negotiations and focusing in particular on the vexed issue of the Irish border.
We look back on the run-up to the unveiling of the prime minister's detailed proposals at Chequers in July 2018 and the dramas which followed.
Producer: Leala Padmanabhan
Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders Steve Richards looks at the underlying forces affecting Britain and Brexit. |
| 03 | 20190325 | The political commentator Steve Richards talks to key insiders about the prime minister's decisions, leadership and diplomacy through the turbulent years since the EU referendum. What does Theresa May think about Brexit? How did she arrive at key decisions? What do those decisions tell us about her personality and style of leadership? How has she run Downing Street and what are her relations with the rest of government, Whitehall, parliament and the EU?
The third part updates the story from towards the end of 2018 to the current day.
Producer: Leala Padmanabhan
Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders Steve Richards looks at the underlying forces affecting Britain and Brexit. |