Alastair Campbell

Acting

Alastair Campbell

Born 1957-05-25 · Keighley, England, UK

Alastair Campbell graduated from Chelsea School of Art and was co-founder of the design group QED. In 1984 he wrote The Designer¿s Handbook, and in 1991 The MacDesigner¿s Handbook, both of which have become classics of their genre.

Acting credits

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? poster
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Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prince, has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon to Stalin. But how relevant is The Prince today, and who are the 21st century Machiavellians?

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

2013

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World poster
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Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

2015

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Released in 2006, British filmmaker Stephen Frears' "The Queen" dramatizes the brief but intense conflict between Prime Minister Tony Blair and Elizabeth II in 1997, following the death of Princess Diana. The documentary underlines the film's boldness. By taking the living royal family as its subject, it breaks a taboo in British cinema and reveals a deeply human queen. Blending freedom of tone with documentary rigor, it offers a lesson in how fiction can serve historical truth.

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

2017

Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns poster
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Parents, politicians and campaigners tell the story of their fight to ban handguns after the shooting in which 16 children and a teacher were murdered with legal firearms.

Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns

2026

Postcards from the 48% poster
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This is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the 48%. It is their story, feelings and reasons for remain, made totally from their perspective.

Postcards from the 48%

2018

The Vision Thing poster
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In the run-up to a General Election, the British Prime Minister thinks he is receiving messages from God.

The Vision Thing

1993

How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister poster
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Michael Cockerell tells the story of how prime ministers have coped with life after Number Ten, after Tony Blair became the youngest member of the ex-PMs' club for a hundred years. The film reveals who left office bankrupt, who did TV commercials for Cheshire cheese, who had his own chat show and who has never had a single happy day since leaving Number Ten. Cockerell, who met the eight PMs prior to Blair, looks at what Tony planned do next and just how many millions he could make from being an ex-PM.

How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister

2007

In Search of Tony Blair poster
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Ten years after he stepped to power as Labour leader, Tony Blair remains a national enigma. His persona as a fresh-faced idealist and man of the people has been shattered, most significantly by the war on Iraq. Now many are struggling to understand what remains behind the faltering smile.

In Search of Tony Blair

2004

News From Number 10 poster
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BBC Documentary 'News From Number 10' (2000) Presented by Michael Cockerell A look behind the scenes of Number 10 Downing Street, the official residence and office of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In 2000 the BBC followed Prime Minister's Press Secretary Alastair Campbell during his daily routines and dealings with the British press.

News From Number 10

2000

Alastair Campbell: Depression and Me poster
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Alastair Campbell candidly talks about his experience living with depression and explores if radical new treatments can make a difference.

Alastair Campbell: Depression and Me

2019

Princess Diana: A Life After Death poster
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A powerful summary of Princess Diana's historical, political and social legacy.

Princess Diana: A Life After Death

2018