Documentary about Albert Frederick Arthur George, known to his family as Bertie, who came to the throne when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. Thrust into the spotlight, this shy man overcame his fears of public speaking to become one of the country's best-loved monarchs.
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John Betjeman: The Last Laugh
Intimate portrait of Sir John Betjeman, the UK's poet laureate from 1972 until his death in 1984 and one of the most popular English poets of the 20th century. \n\nBetjeman's li ...
19-05-2024
BBC 2
George Vi: The Reluctant King
Documentary about Albert Frederick Arthur George, known to his family as Bertie, who came to the throne when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. Thrust into the spotlight, this s ...
16-12-2020
BBC 2
Reputations
Archive footage, documents and dramatisations. A profile of the relationship between General Dwight D Eisenhower and Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, this edition looks at ...
13-02-2015
BBC 2
John Betjeman: The Last Laugh
Intimate portrait of Sir John Betjeman, the UK's poet laureate from 1972 until his death in 1984 and one of the most popular English poets of the 20th century. \n\nBetjeman's li ...
19-05-2024
BBC 2
Reputations
Archive footage, documents and dramatisations. A profile of the relationship between General Dwight D Eisenhower and Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, this edition looks at ...
13-02-2015
BBC 2
George Vi: The Reluctant King
Documentary about Albert Frederick Arthur George, known to his family as Bertie, who came to the throne when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. Thrust into the spotlight, this s ...
16-12-2020
BBC 2