Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Michael Foot
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1. The World at War (1973–1974)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, History, War
A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Averell Harriman, Anthony Eden, Albert Speer
Votes: 29,765
2. Panorama (I) (1953– )
40 min | Documentary, News
Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
Stars: Fred Emery, David Dimbleby, Richard Lindley, Richard Dimbleby
Votes: 600
3. Question Time (1979– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Politicians, public office-holders and celebrities face questions on topical issues from a studio audience.
Stars: David Dimbleby, Robin Day, Peter Sissons, Fiona Bruce
Votes: 412
4.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Home Fires: Britain - 1940-1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The war effort required total commitment from British citizens stretching their bodies and spirits to the breaking point and occasionally beyond it. As a result of grim news early in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Laurence Olivier, George Hodgkinson, Gwen Bunt, Lord Chandos
Votes: 363
5. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
6. Mad Little Island (1958)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
Inhabitants of the Hebridean isle of Toddaya resist the British government's plan to turn their island home into a missile base.
Director: Michael Relph | Stars: Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden, Roland Culver, Noel Purcell
Votes: 251
7. World in Action (1963–1998)
30 min | Documentary
A documentary series focusing on current affairs.
Stars: Brian Armstrong, Chris Kelly, Derek Cooper, Wilfrid Thomas
Votes: 98
8. Yellow Caesar (1941)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Michael Frank, Duggie Byng, Marcel King, Sam Lee
Votes: 83
9. Timeshift (2002–2017)
60 min | Documentary
Series looking at changes in British society, employing archive footage from the BBC and other sources.
Stars: Veronika Hyks, Tamsin Greig, Kim Newman, Andrew Martin
Votes: 74
10. The Way We Live (1946)
64 min | Drama
A look at Plymouth's hopes and fears just after the end of World War 2. Looks at the plan to rebuild the city - like a Phoenix, "the PLAN FOR PLYMOUTH." a local family, the Copperwheats are... See full summary »
Director: Jill Craigie | Stars: Peter Willes, Francis Lunt, Verena Chaffé, Patsy Drake
Votes: 73
11. This Week (1956–1992)
News
Public affairs series probing the news behind the headlines.
Stars: Jonathan Dimbleby, Denis Tuohy, Richard Lindley, Bryan Magee
Votes: 35
12. Election 92 (1992 TV Special)
News
BBC's coverage of the 1992 General Election in the UK, that resulted in the Conservatives achieving their fourth consecutive election victory.
Stars: David Dimbleby, Peter Sissons, Peter Snow, John Cole
Votes: 32
13. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
14. The War of the Worlds: Great Books (1994 Video)
52 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
A look at H.G. Wells and specifically his novel, _The War of the Worlds_ and its influence on the future, and its initial intents. Included is a discussion of Wells's relationships with ... See full summary »
Director: Dale Minor | Stars: Leonard Nimoy, David Smith, Brian Aldiss, Michael Coren
Votes: 29
15. The Churchills (1996– )
50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Ian Holm, Pamela Harriman, Diana Mosley, Winston Churchill
Votes: 25
16. Weekend World (1972–1988)
News
Stars: Brian Walden, Peter Jay, Matthew Parris, Mary Holland
Votes: 13
17. Above Us the Earth (1977)
85 min | Documentary, Drama
A mixture of actors and real people in a human story about the affects of pit closure on a close-knit Welsh village mining community.
Director: Karl Francis | Stars: Windsor Rees, Gwenllian Francis, Dai Morgan, Evan Jones
Votes: 13
18. Two Hours from London (1995 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Documentary about the outbreak of the war in former Yugoslavia.
Director: Jill Craigie | Star: Michael Foot
Votes: 13
19. One Pair of Eyes (1967–1984)
45 min | Documentary
A monthly series of highly personal documentary films in which individuals are given a platform to discuss issues close to their heart.
Stars: James Cameron, Anthony Howard, Marty Feldman, Tony Benn
Votes: 12
20. Young Veteran (1940)
23 min | Documentary, Short
A propaganda documentary made by Ealing Studios about troops in Belgium and France and the evacuation at Dunkirk
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Star: Michael Frank
Votes: 7
21. How We Fell for Europe (2005 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The story of the 1975 referendum, which settled Britain's fate as a member of the European Union.
Director: Nikki Stockley | Stars: Michael Cockerell, Tony Benn, James Callaghan, Justin Cartwright
Votes: 7
22. Open Space (1983–1995)
29 min | Documentary
British TV series in which the public make programmes under their own editorial control.
Stars: Michael Mansfield, Jon Alpert, Margo MacDonald, Julio Finn
24. Read All About It (1974–1979)
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Christopher Booker, Ronald Harwood, Antonia Fraser
25. In the News (1950–1953)
Talk-Show
Stars: W.J. Brown, Michael Foot, Robert Boothby, A.J.P. Taylor
26. The Book Programme (1973–1980)
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Robert Robinson, Michael Billington, Germaine Greer, Clive James
28. An Evening with... (1968–1971)
A celebrity selects personal choices of prose and poetry in front of a theatre audience.
Stars: Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Constance Cummings, Patrick Garland, Tyrone Guthrie
29. Saturday Review (1986–1990)
Documentary
Stars: Russell Davies, Minette Marrin, Eric Griffiths, Jonathan Meades
30. The Biter Bit (1943)
14 min | Short, War
British riposte to the 1940 Nazi propaganda film Feuertaufe (aka Baptism of Fire).
Star: Ralph Richardson
31. Tonight (1975–1979)
News
Broadcast late every week night, talking to the decision makers, and those whose lives are affected by them.
Stars: Donald MacCormick, Valerie Singleton, David Holmes, Robin Day
32. A Child of the Sixties (1969 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Young Gyles was 11 at the start of the decade and is now President of the Oxford Union, co-edited Isis- the in house magazine and has directed for the Oxford Dramatic Society, this film ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Morley | Stars: Gyles Brandreth, Michael Foot, Ed Friendly, Lady Longford
33. The Life and Times of Alf Garnett (1997 TV Movie)
38 min | Documentary, Comedy
Director: Peter Higgins | Stars: Warren Mitchell, Una Stubbs, Anthony Booth, Dandy Nichols
34. The Life and Times of Bertrand Russell (1964 TV Movie)
Documentary
A birthday tribute to Bertrand Russell.
Stars: A.J. Ayer, Robert Bolt, Robert Boothby, Michael Foot
35. Big Mouth (1996– )
65 min | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Tony Parsons, Miranda Sawyer, Toby Young, Bryan Appleyard
36. The Red Queen: A Portrait of Barbara Castle (1995 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, Biography
Barbara Castle, the first woman to hold major cabinet positions in the male-dominated world of politics, talks candidly about her life.
Stars: Michael Cockerell, Glenda Jackson, Nigel Davenport, James Callaghan
37. Labour's Old Romantic (1997 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Alison Cahn | Stars: Michael Cockerell, Michael Foot, Tony Benn, Aneurin Bevan
38. In Their Opinion (1962– )
180 min | Family
Stars: John Morgan, John Freeman, Iain Hamilton, Richard Clements
39. Election 83 (1983 TV Special)
600 min | News
BBC's coverage of the 1983 General Election in the UK, that saw Margaret Thatcher's Conservative party returned to power with an increased majority.
Director: Tom Gutteridge | Stars: David Dimbleby, Robin Day, Peter Snow, Gerry Adams
40. Spike (1986 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Mike Healey | Stars: Spike Milligan, John Antrobus, Norma Farnes, Michael Foot
41. 1964 General Election (1964 TV Special)
1,260 min | Documentary
A chance to relive the historic General Election of 1964 presented by Richard Dimbleby, with interviews by Robin Day, Cliff Michelmore and Sir David Frost.
Stars: Richard Dimbleby, Ian Trethowan, David Butler, Robert McKenzie
42. Election 70 (1970 TV Special)
News
Stars: Cliff Michelmore, Robert McKenzie, David Butler, Alan Watson
44. Reputations (1979–1983)
50 min | Biography
Stars: Anthony Howard, Michael Foot, Edward Boyle, Enoch Powell
45.
Question Time (1979– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1979)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Tam Fry | Stars: Robin Day, Michael Foot, Edna O'Brien, Teddy Taylor
46.
Read All About It (1974–1979)
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(1976)
Talk-Show
Director: Julia Matheson | Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Christopher Booker, Evelyn Anthony, Caroline Coon
47.
Question Time (1979– )
Episode:
Episode #7.29
(1986)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Ann Morley | Stars: Robin Day, Margaret Clay, Michael Foot, Peter Jenkins
48.
Question Time (1979– )
Episode:
Episode #10.35
(1989)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Ann Morley | Stars: Robin Day, Michael Foot, Antonia Fraser, Michael Heseltine
49.
Question Time (1979– )
Episode:
Episode #4.25
(1983)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Ann Morley | Stars: Robin Day, Michael Foot, Michael Heseltine, Ann Leslie
50.
The Book Programme (1973–1980)
Episode:
Victor Gollancz, Publisher
(1978)
Documentary
Stars: Robert Robinson, Kingsley Amis, Michael Foot, Colin Wilson