Michael Cockerell talks to all of the surviving people to hold the post of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs including the current incumbent, and invites the viewer to imagine their life in the position.
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Michael Cockerell
Self - Narrator
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Anne Tyerman Editor · Phil Reynolds Editor
First release January 4, 1998 · Produced in United Kingdom
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BBC
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United Kingdom
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English
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United Kingdom · January 4, 1998
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