The Prime MinistersSeries 1Episodes Episode guide

Back up to: The Prime Ministers

1. Clement Attlee

   8/8Clement Attlee's lack of charisma did not prevent him transforming post war Britain.
2. Stanley Baldwin

   7/8Stanley Baldwin led Britain between the wars and was the first premier to master radio.
3. David Lloyd George

   6/8David Lloyd George, who led Britain in the First World War with a presidential approach.
4. Benjamin Disraeli

   5/8Benjamin Disraeli, who turned his skills as a novelist to politics.
5. Lord Palmerston

   4/8Lord Palmerston, whose colourful private life masked his skill at manipulating the press.
6. Sir Robert Peel

   3/8Sir Robert Peel, who put the national interest before party interest.
7. Lord North

   2/8Nick asks if history has been fair to Lord North, the prime minister who lost America.
8. Sir Robert Walpole

   1/8Sir Robert Walpole, the first and longest-serving prime minister.