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Reluctant Revolutionary mines a wealth of then-new interviews to trace David Lange's rise from pudgy doctor's son to lawyer, to Prime Minister leading the country through radical change. Along the way writer/director Tom Scott asks how a man as gifted as Lange allowed his Government to collapse around him after only five years in office. The film includes rare input from National leader Jim McLay (who praises Lange's wit at university), Rogernomics architect Roger Douglas, and the first ever TV interview with Lange's second wife Margaret Pope.
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Television, 1982 (Full Length)
Tom Scott-penned comedy about life in the press gallery
Television, 1996 (Full Length Episode)
First episode of series about the Labour/Douglas Government
Television, 1996 (Full Length Episode)
Doco on changes under Lange’s Labour Government/Douglas Government
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Tom Scott made his name for his portraits - both written and drawn - of politics and politicians, and for getting thrown out of the occasional press conference by...
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