BBC Documentaries

Tired and Emotional: Drinking in British Government (2006x16)

Air date: Jan 31, 2006

Eddie Mair explores the history of drink in British politics. Many of our leaders, from Winston Churchill to George Brown, acquired a reputation for fortifying themselves to cope with the demands of the job, and many of the best and worst episodes in the annals of the corridors of power have been carried out by people under the influence.