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First Aired: Sat 8 March 2008, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, BBC Two

Part of BBC TWO's White season.

Rivers of Blood is one of the best known but least understood speeches in British political history. In this documentary the fragments of filmed speech that survive are brought together and Enoch Powell's argument is examined in detail.

Powell prophesied that mass migration would lead to segregation and communal violence, but the incendiary nature of his language dominated the headlines. His core argument was largely ignored. This film examines Powell's character and the fears that drove him to make his fateful speech.

We see how his words bitterly divided the nation, and see why Powell was cast out into the political wilderness, with his speech becoming a byword for racism.

On the 40th anniversary of Rivers of Blood, this film explores the controversial claims and counter-claims surrounding one of Britain's most divisive politicians, and perhaps the most infamous speech in modern political history.

The interviewees include: Frank Field MP, Professor Stuart Hall, Lord Hattersley, Simon Heffer, Lord Heseltine, Lord Hurd, Lord Lester QC, Kenan Malik, Lord Parekh, Professor Roger Scruton, Ambalavaner Sivanandan and Baroness Lola Young. Contains some strong language.


Further Information

* White Season (BBC)

Related Documentaries

* A History of Britain




Technical Specs

Video codec: Xvid (2 pass)
Resolution: 704 x 400
AR: 1.78:1 (~ 16:9)
Framerate: 25 fps
Video bitrate: ~ 1639 kbps (vbr)

Audio Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 128 kbps (cbr) 2 Channels
SR: 48 kHz

Subtitles: None (tv cap)
Runtime: 59 mins
File size: 748 MB
Ripped by MVGroup

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