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Simon Schama's Tour of Downing Street. Pt 1: The White Room Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 331 seconds Simon Schama explains the origin of Downing Street and looks at the White Room in the company of Tony Blair. Related: art, blair, downing, history, minister, no.10, prime, room, schama, st, tony, tour, white, whitehall |
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Armistice Day Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 163 seconds 11 November 2008. An Armistice Day message from the Prime Minister. Photographs courtesy of The Royal British Legion. Related: armistice, brown, gordon, minister, prime |
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MSNBC Brian Williams Reports: The Tony Blair Interview: Pt 1 Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 496 seconds The first part of Brian William's interview with Tony Blair on issues including Iraq and global terrorism. Taken from the MSNBC 'Brian Williams Report', recorded 23/5/07. Related: 911, afghanistan, alquieda, blair, brian, bush, iraq, minister, prime, terrorism, war, williams |
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MSNBC Brian Williams Reports: The Tony Blair Interview. Pt2 Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 316 seconds The second part of Brian William's interview with Tony Blair on issues including Iraq and global terrorism. Taken from the MSNBC 'Brian Williams Report', recorded 23/5/07. Related: 911, afghanistan, alquieda, blair, brian, bush, iraq, minister, prime, terrorism, war, williams |
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The Queen and the Prime Minister Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 270 seconds An insight into the relationship between past and present Prime Ministers and The Queen, with footage kindly donated from the BBC's 'The Queen at 80'. Related: audience, bbc, minister, prime, queen |
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Armistice Day Reception Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 95 seconds 11 November 2008. After attending the Armistice Day service in Whitehall the Prime Minister welcomed WW1 veterans to Number 10. Related: armistice, brown, gordon, minister, prime |
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Press Conference with President Barroso Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 500 seconds 17 November 2008. The Prime Minister and Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the EU Commission, talk about the way forward for the world economy following the G20 summit. Related: barroso, minister, prime |
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Tony Blair félicite Nicolas Sarkozy (en français) Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 223 seconds Tony Blair félicite Nicolas Sarkozy de sa victoire aux éléctions françaises (en français). Related: blair, french, nicolas, president, sarkozy, tony |
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PM in Cheltenham on the origins of the financial crisis Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 178 seconds 10 October 2008. The PM explained the origins of the global financial crisis during a visit to the Cheltenham Literary Festival. Here the full interview at www.number10.gov.uk Related: brown, cheltenham, gordon, minister, prime |
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Global Health Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 827 seconds 6 November 2008. The Prime Minister has called for renewed effort to tackle the geography of inequality characterised by drastically differing health standards and life expectancy between different countries and communities. Related: brown, global, gordon, health, minister, prime |
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Lloyd George's first visit to Chequers (silent) Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 113 seconds Many PMs down the years have headed to Chequers to escape the pressures of office. In this rare 1921 footage from the BFI, David Lloyd George is shown enjoying some time off. Related: chequers, george, lloyd |
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Press Conference with Arnold Schwarzenegger, June 26, 2007 Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 491 seconds The Prime MInister and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, on tackling climate change. Related: arnold, blair, california, change, climate, minister, prime, schwarzenegger, tony, uk, us |
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PM opens new children's centre Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 181 seconds 12 November 2008. The Prime Minister opened the Beechfield SureStart children's centre, Watford, meeting parents, staff and children. Related: beechfield, brown, gordon, minister, prime, surestart, watford |
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Margaret Thatcher: Blue Peter interview on Kampuchea Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 427 seconds Margaret Thatcher is interviewed by Caron Keating for Blue Peter's 'Bring and Buy' appeal for Kampuchea [Cambodia], December 1988. Related: 80s, blue, caron, downing, kampuchea, keating, minister, mrs, peter, prime, street, thatcher |
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Bonar Law forms a new Government (silent) Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 167 seconds In this fascinating silent film from the BFI, Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law and his new Cabinet assemble for the first time in the State Dining Room of No10. The year is 1922. Related: andrew, bonar, government, law |
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Simon Schama's Tour of Downing Street. Pt3: The Dining Room Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 153 seconds Simon Schama looks at the history and style of Downing Street's State Dining Room. Related: bonar, cabinet, dining, george, history, ii, john, law, liverpool, lord, minister, no.10, prime, room, schama, simon, sir, soane, tour |
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MSNBC Brian Williams Reports: The Tony Blair Interview. Pt3 Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 376 seconds Brian Williams talks to Tony Blair about his relationships with Bill Clinton and George Bush. Related: bill, blair, brian, bush, clinton, george, minister, prime, tony, williams |
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Gordon Brown and Kenya's Prime Minister Odinga Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 701 seconds 23 July 2008. Related: brown, downing, gordon, kenya, minister, odinga, prime, street |
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Blue Peter drop by to meet Tony Blair Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 465 seconds As part of a special BBC-Downing Street competition, Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq came to Downing Street for a look around - and also grabbed a quick chat with the PM. Related: blair, blue, downing, huq, konnie, peter, street, tony |
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MSNBC Brian Williams Reports: The Tony Blair Interview. Pt4 Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 386 seconds Tony Blair talks with MSNBC's Brian Williams about President Putin, President Ahmadinejad, and terrorism in Iraq and the UK. Related: ahmadinejad, blair, brian, iraq, minister, msnbc, prime, putin, terrorism, tony, uk, williams |
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Ramsay MacDonald appeals for support Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 132 seconds In this 1931 film Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald talks of the daily fluctuations in the value of the pound and its effects on housewives; he appeals for support for the National Government which will be a union of parties and will be able to carry out the tasks needed. Related: 1931, government, macdonald, minister, national, prime, ramsay |
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Simon Schama's Tour of Downing Street. Pt4: The Staircase Posted by: DowningSt
Video duration: 175 seconds Simon Schama's tour of Downing Street concludes with a look at the famous staircase. Related: downing, minister, perceval, prime, spencer, staircase, street, walpole |
























