A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 4, 1998
Original Title:
How to Be Foreign Secretary
Genres:
Documentary | TV Movie
Production Companies:
BBC
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 50
Michael Cockerell talks to all of the surviving people to hold the post of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs including the current incumbent, and invites the viewer to imagine their life in the position.
Camera Operator:
Jerry Pass
Editor:
Anne Tyerman
Phil Reynolds
Graphic Designer:
John Salisbury
Ian Wormleighton
Music:
Patrick Wood
Online Editor:
Dimitrios Evangelou
Producer:
Alison Cahn
Melanie Fall
Production Manager:
Kerry Dalton
Production Secretary:
Sarah Zilesnick
Researcher:
Elly Beintema
Alison Sands
Sound:
Roger Stamp
Sound Mixer:
Cliff Jones
Karl Mainzer
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