Dispatches goes deep inside camps in calais in an episode from 2014 to investigate the gangs that are making big money by smuggling illegal immigrants into britain the great car con an episode. According to a recent episode of the investigative documentary series dispatches, on the uks channel 4, 169 blair has used his quartet role to gain introductions and proximity to arab leaders, with whom he then signed private consulting contracts for tony blair associates. Tony has a brother sir william blair who is a high court judge. Vdyoutube dispatches the wonderful world of tony blair 14. The prime minister who took us to war, on a lie, showing who he really is, what he is all about. Tony blairs former director communications is furious with the station for a dispatches documentary it broadcast on friday, which examined. Tony blair cashes in on iraq war world socialist web site.
Tony blair pushed deals worth billions for investment bank. It was established in 1982 with a specific intention of providing programming to groups of minority interests, not catered for by its competitors, which at the time amounted to only the bbc and itv. Jeremy corbyn argued that it was an unnecessary war led by george w. The british press is ravenously anticipating the airing on monday of a tv documentary that will unearth new details about the business activities of. Anthony charles lynton blairwas born on may 6, 1953 in edinburgh, united kingdom. Sir malcolm rifkindhave been exposed in a channel 4 dispatches documentary as ready to accept thousands of pounds from a. On february 20, 2006, uks mainstream media channel, channel 4, broadcast their regular dispatches documentary. Ed miliband, blair and the blairites and channel fours dispatches. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation. The real culprits behind carillions collapse unherd. Tony blair and prince andrew met one of colonel gaddafis top henchmen in london a month before the lockerbie bomber was released, according to a tv documentary. How i planned to kill tony blair represents a followup to husbandandwife filmmaking team michael tucker and petra epperleins criticallyworshipped, defiantly nonpartisan documentary gunner palace 2004, on the daytoday of american soldiers stationed on the iraqi front.
A channel 4 dispatches with jon snow as he journeys into muslim britain. Channel 4 crew barred from labour conference media the. Sep 25, 2011 and mondays broadcast of channel 4s dispatches, an investigative newsmagazine, will focus on blairs role in two multibilliondollar contracts in palestine, the guardian reports. Peter power involved in the london tube bombngs exercise was deputy forward coordinatorcommander at the libyan peoples bureau siege at which wpc yvonne fletcher was shot and killed, in 1984.
He has been married to cherie blair since march 29, 1980. Peter oborne investigates the former pms eight figure fortune that he has accrued since departing downing street in june 2007. Apr 10, 2010 tony blair s former director communications is furious with the station for a dispatches documentary it broadcast on friday, which examined how much it costs to stage the london marathon and. Channel 4, in common with the other main british stations, airs a highly comprehensive range of programming. Channel 4 is a british publicservice freetoair television network headquartered in leeds, united kingdom. Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Channel 4s longrunning, awardwinning investigative current affairs documentary series. Tony blairs role in the labour party has been one of the main sources of incomes that has contributed to tony blair net worth. Tony blair said it was to destroy a tyrants weapons. The film was released, theatrically, in the uk on 27 july 2016. Dalyell made particular reference to a channel 4 documentary about the murder. Oct 06, 2011 tony blair cashes in on iraq war by dave hyland 6 october 2011 channel fours dispatches documentary, the wonderful world of tony blair, is a devastating expose of the lavish lifestyle.
He is an actor, known for the simpsons 1989, pass the mic 2000 and cnn world report 1987. An explosive new tv documentary reveals the apparent conflict of interests. May 21, 2005 how labour used its election troops to fake popular support. Dispatches documentary channel 4 on neil heywood by bjcream. A three part series in which tony blair talks candidly about his 10 years as. Dispatches is the british tv current affairs documentary series on channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. In 2001, dispatches reporter saira shah risked her life as she went undercover in afghanistan to film the medieval barbarity the. Channel 4 dispatches film, the wonderful world of tony blair. In this documentary the journalist and political commentator peter oborne reveals where blairs wealth comes from and asks whether there has.
How labour used its election troops to fake popular support. Tony blair has enriched himself more than any other former prime minister in history. The wonderful world of tony blair, channel 4 uk trailer by unbroken1. Dec 21, 2019 the rise and fall of tony blair channel 4. Tony blair was born on may 6, 1953 in edinburgh, lothian, scotland as anthony charles lynton blair. Peter oborne is also presenting a channel 4 documentary dispatches. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a. You are currently browsing the archives for the channel 4 dispatches category. On the desert trail of tony blairs millions telegraph.
With the agreement of queenie fletcher, her mother, i raised with the home office the three remarkable programmes that were made by fulcrum, and their producer. And mondays broadcast of channel 4s dispatches, an investigative newsmagazine, will focus on blairs role in two multibilliondollar contracts in palestine, the guardian reports. On 24 june 1997, tam dalyell mp questioned prime minister tony blair about the death of yvonne fletcher. Channel 4 dispatches scrutinises public sector spending and npfit.
Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987. Do you want to stay up to date of all the news about uk news. Tony blair belongs to the british labour party, of which he became a leader. He was the member of parliament mp for sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and leader of the labour party from 1994 to 2007. Sep 23, 2011 on the desert trail of tony blair s millions an explosive new tv documentary reveals the apparent conflict of interests that allows the former prime minister, now a middle east peace envoy, to.
A channel 4 dispatches documentary this week investigated the tangled webs he. Nov 17, 2009 posted in channel 4 dispatches, conservative friends of israel, daily mail, lord levy, peter oborne, the guardian, tony blair leave a comment search. The channel was established to provide a fourth television service to the united kingdom in addition to the licencefunded bbc one and bbc two, and the single commercial broadcasting network itv. Dispatches the wonderful world of tony blair 14 show description show tags show categories for webmasters description. Blair using fear and spin for war on terror global issues. Channel 4 dispatches 23 august 2016 matt frei explores how the us presidential contest is shaping up to be one of the most brutal in living memory, and asks if donald trump can make it all the way to the white house. A recent episode of the investigative documentary dispatches, on the uks channel 4, revealed the extent to which blair has used the quartet to advance his personal business interests and that of.
Tony blair cashes in on iraq war by dave hyland 6 october 2011 channel fours dispatches documentary, the wonderful world of tony blair, is a. Channel 4 has complained to the labour party after a team from its flagship current affairs show dispatches was banned from its annual conference, reports john plunkett. Expm met gaddafi aide a month before lockerbie bomber. Tony blair pushed deals worth billions for investment. Channel 4 dispatches slammed by viewers for manipulative. The bulk of his income is through his consultancy firm, tony blair associates but shrouded in secrecy it is not clear who they are consulting for. In that earlier picture, tucker and epperlein stumble across yunis khatayer abbas, a middle eastern. On the desert trail of tony blairs millions an explosive new tv documentary reveals the apparent conflict of interests that allows the former prime minister, now a middle east peace envoy, to. Documentary shows activists writing letters to newspapers and posing as local. The film reveals multiple methods of assassination, from exploding cigars to femmes fatales. The killings of tony blair is a selective portrait of a monster fit for a stop the war rally and itll appeal directly to true believers for whom new labour and blair were an aberration. He resigned from all of these positions in june 2007. In 2001, dispatches reporter saira shah risked her life as she went undercover in afghanistan to film the medieval barbarity the taliban wanted.
Channel 4 dispatches scrutinises public sector spending. With morland sanders, antony barnett, tazeen ahmad, deborah davies. Channel 4 news corbyn and blair on the iraq war facebook. Anthony charles lynton tony blair born 6 may 1953 is a british labour party politician who served as the prime minister of the united kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Blair was elected leader of the labour party in the. Tony blair therefore became best known as the prime minister of britain, from 1997 to 2007.
In a week when peter arnett and geraldo rivera make headlines for stupid behavior, pbs frontline comes along with a fine documentary that probably wont gain a lot of attention. Tony blair uses fear and spin in war on terror, making fake claims about a ricin plot, the plot to blow up manchester united stadium and more. Dispatches the wonderful world of tony blair tv episode. Tony blairs former director communications is furious with the station for a dispatches documentary it broadcast on friday, which examined how much it costs to stage the london marathon and. Dispatches, channel 4s flagship current affairs strand, exposes the full and unreported horror of the iraqi conflict and its aftermath, revealing the true scale of civilian casualties and allegations that even after the scandal of abu ghraib, american soldiers continued to abuse prisoners. Posted in channel 4 dispatches, conservative friends of israel, daily mail, lord levy, peter oborne, the guardian, tony blair leave a comment. Dispatches when cousins marry channel 4 documentary.
Tony blair on the iraq war and donald trump good morning britain duration. Spring is crime time at channel 4 hollywood reporter. Ed miliband, blair and the blairites and channel fours. Global issues social, political, economic and environmental issues that affect us all. The wonderful world of tony blair, channel 4 uk trailer. A documentary to be screened on channel 4 tomorrow, filmed by an. Alastair campbell attacks channel 4 over documentary about. How labour used its election troops to fake popular support politics. The barclays interest rate scandal, unimaginable bonuses and insurance misselling put the banking sector in the spotlight.
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