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The US and Great Britain enjoy a special relationship goes way beyond the cooperation of elite figures in foreign affairs. This relationship is underpinned by a shared political culture that has shaped how millions of Britons and Americans imagine their national histories. Leading from the Back Row explores how our most iconic leaders have been depicted on screen, from silent movies through to present-day Hollywood, and from Lincoln and Disraeli to Bush and Blair, by way of Churchill, Kennedy, Nixon and Thatcher.

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Steven Fielding is Professor of Political History at the University of Nottingham and has written widely on British politics. He is the acclaimed author of A State of Play (Bloomsbury, 2014). He has appeared regularly on Radio 4, including Today, and has presented Radio 4 documentaries on the themes of politics and fiction.

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