{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-david-lloyd-ge","title":"The Life and Times of David Lloyd George - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePhilip Madoc gives a career-best performance as one of Britain’s most revered, inspiring – and controversial – leaders in this celebrated BBC series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScripted by BAFTA-winning Elaine Morgan with input from leading historian A.J.P. Taylor – and with famously haunting theme music by Ennio Morricone – The Life and Times of David Lloyd George paints a multifaceted portrait of a political icon who steered Britain through the First World War and its aftermath, and whose pioneering reforms laid the foundations of the welfare state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrought up in a remote Welsh village, on his way to the top Lloyd George inspires both hysterical adoration and an enmity bordering on bloodlust. A passionate social reformer, his struggle to lift the spectres of poverty and the workhouse provokes the ire of the political establishment, while his indefatigable womanising fills many a gossip column; his political dexterity as the Liberal prime minister of a wartime coalition government, however, will raise him to a new level of power and influence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDON’T TRY... ...DO IT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The young David Lloyd George works hard at his studies, and forges a promising career as a solicitor. Women, however, prove to be a constant distraction.\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring Rachel Thomas and William Thomas. Original BBC Transmission 4 March 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA WICKED WAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lloyd George’s maiden speech in the House of Commons is an impassioned call for the government to take immediate action against poverty.\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring Roland Culver and Ruth Madoc. Original BBC Transmission 11 March 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHE IS WISE AND MERCIFUL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Education Act provokes controversy, while a new arrival helps to bring about a new understanding in the Lloyd Georges’ marriage.\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring Edward Judd, David Markham and Ruth Madoc. Original BBC Transmission 18 March 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDISC TWO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eALL FLESH IS GRASS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lloyd George campaigns against the government’s plan to fund the building of dreadnoughts at the expense of workers’ pensions.\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring David Markham, Michael Cochrane and Denys Hawthorne. Original BBC Transmission 25 March 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWELL, WE’RE IN!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lloyd George fi nds himself at the centre of the Marconi share scandal – and the press calls for his resignation.\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring David Markham, Michael Cochrane and Denys Hawthorne. Original BBC Transmission 1 April 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNO. 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lloyd George strikes a deal in his efforts to source raw materials desperately needed in the war effort, and meets Emmeline Pankhurst to discuss the prospect of women entering munitions factories.\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring George Pravda, Jack May and Denys Hawthorne. Original BBC Transmission 8 April 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDISC THREE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAN HONOURABLE PEACE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The collapse of the Eastern Front following the February Revolution leaves the Allied Powers in desperate need of American help; how can Lloyd George secure it?\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring Fulton Mackay, Jonathan Elsom and David Markham. Original BBC Transmission 15 April 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWIN OR LOSE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As the First World War draws to a close, internal divisions threaten to tear apart the Liberal Party.\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring William Thomas, Fulton Mackay and Jonathan Elsom. Original BBC Transmission 22 April 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFOOTNOTES OF HISTORY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e With the death of his wife, Margaret, Lloyd George is now free to marry his loyal mistress, Frances.\u003cbr\u003eGuest starring Ray Smith, William Hootkins and David Troughton. Original BBC Transmission 29 April 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46200257020078,"sku":"BBCDVD4596","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/the_life_and_times_of_david_lloyd_geroge_Lime_Light_Front_DVD.png?v=1752590962","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-david-lloyd-ge","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}