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Lefties is a three-part 2006 BBC documentary series investigating some aspects of the extreme Left of British politics in the 1970s.[1] Lefties was produced and directed by Vanessa Engle. Lefties was produced as a companion series to Tory! Tory! Tory! an overview of the New Right and Thatcherism. It was commissioned by Janice Hadlow as part of her tenure at BBC Four under the belief that 'serious television' was vital in driving ideas.[2]

Episodes

The series consisted of three episodes.

Episode Name First Broadcast Description
Property is Theft 8 February 2006 The non-conformist squatters living in South London in the 1970s.
Angry Wimmin 15 February 2006 The story of a form of radical feminism in the 1970s.
A Lot of Balls 22 February 2006 The formation of the News on Sunday, a left-wing tabloid newspaper formed in 1987.

See also

References

  1. ^ "BBC Four Documentaries - Lefties". BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Gibson, Owen (23 January 2007). "Hadlow in plea for 'serious TV'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)