Jonathan Powell

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.

The latest world success in peace agreements is the Colombian peace process. “A Call For Peace” uncovers behind-the-scenes secrets of this historic, high-stakes negotiation through a series of in-depth interviews with leading global peace negotiators, foreign ministers, and world-renowned diplomats. The film is not only a moving and revealing view into the work that helped end more than 50 years of war in Colombia but also a striking story of reconciliation in the 21st-century Americas.

Partition, 1921, tells the story of how Ireland came to be to be partitioned from the perspective of the British and unionist politicians who divided Ireland. Michael Portillo examines how this happened, unravelling a web of intrigue woven by the British ruling classes for whom the essential issue was defending Ulster