A brief history of Downing Street | Red Box

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  • čas přidán 16. 06. 2022
  • Sixty years ago the Tory prime minister was out of Downing Street. Harold Macmillan had made way for the builders to move in and stop the most famous address in politics from falling down. Matt Chorley meets academic Jack Brown to find out about the famous black door and the story behind it.
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Komentáře • 35

  • @sav7568
    @sav7568 Před 2 lety +55

    Number 10 is mostly offices. The part where the PM lives is actually both small and plain. Palatial it is not.

  • @Pablo260492
    @Pablo260492 Před rokem +7

    Interesting history 😉👌🏻

  • @angied8919
    @angied8919 Před rokem +2

    Magical is the word!

  • @ibnahmed7537
    @ibnahmed7537 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow!

  • @johannesnicolaas
    @johannesnicolaas Před 2 lety +12

    Show us the famous Gold wallpaper!!

  • @Dream0Asylum
    @Dream0Asylum Před rokem +17

    It's funny that they say that the "residence" doesn't have enough space to govern. I mean, Hugh Grant was able to disco dance through the whole thing in Love Actually - seemed pretty roomy then. ;)

  • @parmindersinghsidhu4734
    @parmindersinghsidhu4734 Před rokem +26

    Strange that it is one of the famous house in the world but so simple.

  • @AirQuotes
    @AirQuotes Před 2 lety +7

    I wonder how much rot there is now with bojo in residence

  • @piusx8317
    @piusx8317 Před 2 lety +15

    It's just a terrace house up a street 😂

  • @normalguy7898
    @normalguy7898 Před 2 lety +1

    Someone else's home now.

  • @TheShootist
    @TheShootist Před 2 lety +2

    shouldn't Tony Robinson be presenting this?

  • @mach1nefan
    @mach1nefan Před 21 dnem +1

    Is that Rishi’s G-Wiz at

  • @jamesjamey8596
    @jamesjamey8596 Před 14 dny

    Quality of the audio recording is bad

  • @adriancalin8688
    @adriancalin8688 Před rokem +1

    ❤😅lizy was diplomate in london town

  • @user-io4mu5cg7q

    How much did you pay for number 10 Ted?....... Cowboy's Ted feckin Cowboys!!

  • @user-et3hg2wp5k
    @user-et3hg2wp5k Před 14 dny

    Wow this is just amazing just what i wanted to learn about are you having a laugh why would i care

  • @garryferrington811
    @garryferrington811 Před 2 lety +3

    What is going on in England? When did R turn into W? I'm hearing this more and more.

  • @SisteenChapelCathedral
    @SisteenChapelCathedral Před 12 hodinami

    🥘

  • @mdesahaqueali9105
    @mdesahaqueali9105 Před rokem +2

    "Man is Most powerful homosapiens of OUR planet but no intelligence, although they almost my teacher. I am frightened FOR the darkness future of OUR planet. "