Film 1: Sir Thomas More, the Tudor statesman who lost his head on the scaffold in 1535, was made a saint in 1937; now the heroic reputation of the 'man for all seasons' is under attack.
Film 2: Unemployment in Britain 150 years ago when the workhouse became the symbol of oppression and poverty that lasted over a century. Bernard Clark investigates the Poor Law of 1834, designed to cut spending on the poor and unemployed and which left bitter memories for generations.
Film 3: The Russian spy scare of 1927 when the British Cabinet unwittingly betrayed to Moscow the code-breaking secrets of British intelligence.
| Title | Episode 4 |
|---|---|
| Genres | Documentary |
| Release Date | 1982-12-22 |
| Episode Runtime | 01 Hours 00 Minutes |
| Season Number | 1 |
| Episode Number | 4 |
| Production Companies | BBC |
