Inside the Foreign Office
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Inside the Foreign Office

Chaîne:BBC Two

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S01E03 - "Brits in Trouble"

Diffusé le Nov 29, 2018, 9:00 PM

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Description

Throughout a compelling and turbulent year, BBC Two has gained privileged access to the private and fascinating world of British diplomats in Whitehall and embassies around the globe, from Burma to Ukraine. We follow them as they tackle global crises from Russia to Burma, and see how decisions made now - as the UK prepares to exit the European Union - will shape its new relationships on the world stage. We also see the often overlooked and complex roles of British diplomats, as Britons who find themselves in serious trouble abroad turn to them in need of urgent help: from the Forced Marriage Unit that looks after distressed British victims, to locating Britains stranded after Hurricane Irma, to helping a British man jailed in Cambodia.

Détails

Statut
Terminée
Langue
English
Durée
60 min
Première diffusion
November 15, 2018
Terminée
November 29, 2018
Programmation
Thursday à 21:00

Liens externes

Épisodes (1 Saison · 3 Épisodes)

Keeping Power and Influence

In this first film, we follow the diplomats as they wrestle with a series of crises and challenges covering Burma to Russia.Michael Waldman gains access to the United Nations in New York, as world leaders gather for the special General Assembly week. There the UK team decide who to sit where at the Prime Minister's session on Modern Slavery, and the protocol status of Ivanka Trump at the table of VIPs. Meanwhile Boris Johnson is briefed on what to say to his Russian opposite number Sergei Lavrov, as Russia continues to support the Assad regime in bombing Syria.Human Rights lawyer Amal Clooney makes a guest appearance, while a British diplomat lawyer looks to get all 15 members of the Security Council to agree to a UK-proposed resolution to enable Daesh (Islamic State) fighters to be prosecuted anywhere in the world.We also follow Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Ukraine, Judith Gough, who is fluent in both Russian and Ukrainian, and lives with her partner and their young son. Judith's job means she moves her wife and son every three to four years, but as discussions about the UK's relationship with Russia are had, Judith meets soldiers and visits a conflict zone in the East by the Russian Border.

Nov 15, 2018

60 min

Brave New World

As diplomats prepare for the post-Brexit world, film-maker Michael Waldman eavesdrops on uninhibited talk in Whitehall and in embassies in Nigeria and Mongolia.

Nov 22, 2018

60 min

Brits in Trouble

The way most Britons come into contact with the Foreign Office is when they get into trouble overseas. This episode follows three diplomats trying to aid Brits who find themselves in difficulty.

Nov 29, 2018

60 min

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