How to Win the TV Debate

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With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers what it's like to take part in these contests and how leaders try to win them. He tells the inside story of why it has taken so long for such debates to arrive in the UK. The programme features candid interviews with US Presidents and their advisers on the tricks of the debate trade. Blending new film and behind-the-scenes footage, some never seen before, it's a tragicomic tale of high politics and low cunning. From John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon through to Barack Obama, candidates are seen being prepared for their debates, then in the sometimes funny, sometimes disastrous results on live television. Cockerell shows why for our would-be next Prime Ministers - Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg - the three debate stages across Britain will be what one former US President calls 'Tension City'.

Cast

M Michael CockerellSelf - Presenter N Neil KinnockSelf C Charles KennedySelf M Michael DobbsSelf D Don HewittSelf R Richard NixonSelf (archive footage) J John F. KennedySelf (archive footage) R Robin DaySelf (archive footage) N Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage) T Ted SorensenSelf T Ted RogersSelf B Bill WilsonSelf

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P Pat BuchananSelf P Pierre SalingerSelf (archive footage) H Harold WilsonSelf (archive footage) A Alec Douglas-HomeSelf (archive footage) E Edward HeathSelf (archive footage) L Lady FalkenderSelf (archive footage) J Jimmy CarterSelf (archive footage) D David GergenSelf G Gerald FordSelf (archive footage) H Harry ReasonerSelf (archive footage) J James CallaghanSelf (archive footage) M Margaret ThatcherSelf (archive footage) R Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage) N Nancy ReaganSelf (archive footage) W Walter MondaleSelf (archive footage) M Mike PengraSelf (archive footage) M Mark GoodeSelf (archive footage) H Harry TrewittSelf (archive footage) J John MajorSelf (archive footage) B Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage) G George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage) F Frank LuntzSelf A Alan SchroederSelf T Tony BlairSelf (archive footage) P Peter MandelsonSelf L Lance PriceSelf W William HagueSelf (archive footage) G George W. BushSelf A Al GoreSelf (archive footage) J Jim LehrerSelf B Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage) J John McCainSelf (archive footage) D David CameronSelf (archive footage) G Gordon BrownSelf (archive footage) N Nick CleggSelf (archive footage) S Sue InglishSelf A Andy CoulsonSelf (archive footage) D David DavisSelf (archive footage)