
"France and Great Britain shall no longer be
two nations but one Franco-British Union'.
- Declaration of Union by the British War Cabinet, 16 June 1940
This programme reveals an astonishing true story from the darkest days of the Second World War.
"Fascinating"
- Daily Express
"Engrossing"
- Daily Telegraph
"Eye-catching"
- Daily Mail
UK broadcaster: U&Yesterday and U on demand
https://u.co.uk/shows/churchills-bid-to-abolish-britain/watch-online
International distribution: Off the Fence B.V.
https://www.offthefence.com/Brand/3283/churchills-bid-to-abolish-britain
SELECTED FACTUAL CREDITS
FOR MEMBERS OF THE
MERCURY PRODUCTIONS TEAM.
3 x 60' for BBC Four
Reviews for
Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome
"Fascinating series" -
The Daily Telegraph
"Quality Classics all the way, a glorious hour of someone blasting away at the calcified ignorance in our brains with her accumulated knowledge."
- The Guardian
A Hotsauce TV Production
1 x 60' for BBC One and 1 x 90' for BBC Four
The acclaimed biography of the director of Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, Bridge on the River Kwai, Great Expecations and Brief Encounter. The presenter is JONATHAN ROSS and contributors include STEVEN SPIELBERG.
Reviews for
David Lean In Close-up
"This is great... completely enticing, lovingly and intelligently done."
- The Observer
"A compelling portrait of a difficult man and brilliant talent."
- Time Out
A Hotsauce TV Production
1 x 60' for BBC Four
Multi award-winning comedy writer and producer ANDY HAMILTON is also the creator and star of the brilliant Radio 4 series Old Harry's Game - in which he plays Satan.
Now Andy attempts to find out if Satan really is the Devil we know, as he explores Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions to find out where Satan comes from and how beliefs about him have changed down the centuries, right down to our own time.
Reviews for
Andy Hamilton's Search for Satan
"Witty and well - researched."
- The Observer
"Fascinating stuff - a documentary that will make you laugh and think."
- Radiotimes.com
A Hotsauce TV Production
1 x 60' for BBC Four
Historian and journalist SIMON HEFFER re-assesses films such as The Colditz Story, Dunkirk and Carve Her Name with Pride - hugely popular in their day but since criticised as emblems of nation obsessed with its wartime past and reluctant to face the challenges of the 1950s.
Reviews for Fifties British War Films: Days of Glory
"Quirky and edifying... an enjoyable examination of an overlooked subject."
-
Sunday Telegraph
"Hugely enjoyable."
- The Independent
A Hotsauce TV Production