Secret Society (1987)
A politically charged mini-series researched and written by Duncan Campbell which saw dramatic Special Branch raids on BBC Scotland. An entire production office was loaded into transit vans and confiscated by the police. + One: 'The Secret Constitution' about secret Cabinet committees that amount to a secret decision making system at the highest levels of power in the United Kingdom. + Two: 'In Time of Crisis' about secret preparations for war that began in 1982 within every NATO country. This programme revealed what Britain would do. + Three: 'A Gap In Our Defences' about bungling defence manufacturers and incompetent military planners who have botched every new radar system that Britain has installed since World War II. + Four: 'We're All Data Now' about the Data Protection Act. + Five: 'Association of Chief Police Officers' and how Government policy and actions are determined in the fields of law and order. + Six: 'Communications' with particular reference to Zircon spy satellites ...
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.journalist, tmdb.government, tmdb.politics, tmdb.society, tmdb.investigation, tmdb.security, tmdb.military + 3 more, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, tmdb.britain, imdb.tv-mini-series
Production Companies: BBC Scotland
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English

