{"product_id":"book-ippu","title":"Tony Benn at the BBC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of Tony Benn's private audio diaries, documentaries and archive interviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony Benn was the patriarch of the Labour left, a radical statesman, orator and anti-war campaigner who spent over 50 years as an MP, serving in the Cabinet under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. A prolific diarist, his political memoirs have been compared to Pepys in their detail, scope and accuracy. Three volumes are included here, read by Benn himself, together with four fascinating programmes focussing on the man behind the diaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart I: Tony Benn's Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Benn Tapes 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - For over 25 years, Tony Benn sat late into the night dictating his personal account of the daily happenings at the heart of government. In this unique series, he shares his remarkable recordings from history's front line, recalling events such as Harold Wilson's surprise 1976 resignation; the miners' strike of 1984-1985 and the 1992 general election.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Benn Tapes 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - This second series of behind-the-scenes revelations sees Benn recounting why he believes nuclear power is unsafe, disclosing what went on during Cabinet reshuffles and tracing the split in the party following its 1979 defeat, the emergence of the Social Democratic Party, and his challenge to deputy leader Denis Healy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFree at Last!: The Diaries 1991-2001 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- Spanning Tony Benn's final decade as an MP, this third volume covers the Gulf War, the rise of New Labour, the death of Diana Princess of Wales and peace in Northern Ireland. Mixing political observations with a moving account of family life, it is full of humour, insight, joy and sadness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart 2: Tony Benn's Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Psychiatrist's Chair: Tony Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr Anthony Clare talks to the legendary parliamentarian about his life, his career and how his guiding principles were influenced by his parents' social and political convictions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSentimental Journey: Tony Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Arthur Smith accompanies Tony Benn on a trip back to the place where he was born, grew up, and spent most of his political life - the City of Westminster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Great Pleasure: Tony Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The veteran politician presents a selection of the prose and poetry that has shaped his personal philosophy, including the words of Mahatma Gandhi, Dwight D Eisenhower, Oscar Wilde and John Bunyan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNight Waves: Tony Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - In an event from the 2008 Free Thinking festival, Tony Benn talks about the value of experience and discusses his own life experience with presenter Susan Hitch and the audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Benn Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead by Tony Benn\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Keith Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 Jul-8 Sep 1993 (Series 1), 17 Oct- 5 Dec 1994 (Series 2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFree at Last!: The Diaries 1991-2001\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead by Tony Benn\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Jane Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13-17 Oct 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Psychiatrist's Chair: Tony Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Dr Anthony Clare\u003cbr\u003eA Michael Ember production\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13 Aug 1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSentimental Journey: Tony Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Arthur Smith and Tony Benn\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Dilly Barlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 Jul 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Great Pleasure: Tony Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Tony Benn\u003cbr\u003eReaders: Saffron Burrows, Jim Findley and Carl Prekopp\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Christine Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 Jul 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNight Waves: Tony Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Susan Hitch\u003cbr\u003eWith Tony Benn\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Allegra McIlroy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 11 Dec 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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