Lefties
Lefties is a three-part 2006 BBC documentary series investigating some aspects of the left of British politics in the 1970s.[1] Lefties was produced and directed by Vanessa Engle. It was produced as a companion series to Tory! Tory! Tory! an overview of the New Right and Thatcherism. It was commissioned by Janice Hadlow as part of her tenure at BBC Four under the belief that 'serious television' was vital in driving ideas.[2]
Notable interviewees
[edit]The first episode includes interviews with Piers Corbyn and Michael Reid.
Episodes
[edit]The series consisted of three episodes.
| Episode Name | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Property is Theft | 8 February 2006 | The non-conformist squatters living in South London in the 1970s. |
| Angry Wimmin | 15 February 2006 | The story of a form of radical feminism in the 1970s. |
| A Lot of Balls | 22 February 2006 | The formation of the News on Sunday, a left-wing tabloid newspaper formed in 1987. |
Reception
[edit]Andrew Billen writing in the New Statesman about "Property is Theft" admired Engle for being "fair to her subjects".[3] In The Independent, Tom Sutcliffe called it a "lovely programme".[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Four Documentaries – Lefties". BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Gibson, Owen (23 January 2007). "Hadlow in plea for 'serious TV'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Billen, Andrew (13 February 2006). "Rising damp". New Statesman.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Thomas (9 February 2006). "Left turns on the red road". Independent.
External links
[edit]- Lefties at BBC Online
- Lefties at IMDb
Categories:
- 2006 British television series debuts
- 2006 British television series endings
- 2000s British documentary television series
- 2000s British political television series
- Squatting in the United Kingdom
- Films about squatting
- Anarchism in the United Kingdom
- BBC television documentaries about history during the 20th Century