Lefties (in the UK - Trying to Cooperate)

This three-part series from filmmaker Vanessa Engle revisits the turbulent era when the extreme Left was a serious and significant political force that believed it could change the world for the better. Weaving together interviews and archive footage, each film relives a different aspect of the Left in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s.

Part 1: Property is Theft

This programme looks at Villa Road, a squatted street in Brixton in the 70s where residents lived by their left-wing beliefs of communal living, collective action and a commitment to Marxist ideology.

Air date: 8 February 2006

Part 2: Angry Wimmin

This programme looks at the movement of Revolutionary Feminism in the late 70s, developing out of radical and socialist feminism.

Air date: 15 February 2006

Part 3: A Lot of Balls

This programme tells the story of the News on Sunday, a left-wing mass market Sunday newspaper launched in 1987, with a controversial advertising campaign, the paper ceased publication later the same year.

Air date: 22 February 2006

Number of files: 3
Run time: 2 x 59 minutes
Video codec: xvid, 1466 kbps, 608x336, 16:9, PAL
Audio codec: mp3, 105 kbps, 48 kHz, stereo, vbr
Source: Digital TV