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Speeches That Shook the World (2013)

Name: Speeches That Shook the World
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2013-11-06
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Simon Armitage, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Winston Churchill, Charles Dance

Speeches That Shook the World (2013), starring Simon Armitage and Tony Blair.

11/06/2013 BR Documentary and History 1h

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Speech-making is the art of persuasion. Well-honed rhetoric appeals not just to the mind, but to the heart and, deeper down, in the guts. Examining the speeches that provoked radical change, surprised pundits or shocked listeners, poet Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech. Simon gets the inside story behind some of the famous speeches of the modern age, talking to Tony Blair's speechwriter, to Earl Spencer on his controversial address at his sister's funeral and the woman who challenged the rioters in Hackney. We hear how Peter Tatchell confronted the BNP, Paul Boateng on how Enoch Powell's divisive speech personally affected him as a child, and Colonel Tim Collins, whose charge was to motivate his troops on the eve of the Iraq war. Simon discusses the nuts and bolts of speech writing with Vincent Franklin, aka the blue-sky thinking guru Stuart Pearson from The Thick of It, and gets tips on powerful delivery from actor Charles Dance.

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It premiered on November 6, 2013, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h00 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 6 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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StudiosCentury Films
CountriesUnited Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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What is Speeches That Shook the World about?

Speeches That Shook the World: Speech-making is the art of persuasion. Well-honed rhetoric appeals not just to the mind, but to the heart and, deeper down, in the guts. Examining the speeches that provoked radical change, surprised pundits or shocked listeners, poet Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech. Simon gets the inside story be…

Who stars in Speeches That Shook the World?

The cast of Speeches That Shook the World includes Simon Armitage, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Winston Churchill and Charles Dance.

How long is Speeches That Shook the World?

Speeches That Shook the World runs for 60 minutes, or 1h00.