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Duration: 1 hour

Semi-naked women, wurlitzers and prize goats are just a selection of items used by the British government to promote the country's image abroad.

For four decades, the government produced thousands of short films in order to sell an ideal Britain overseas and now, for the first time, they are shown to the country that inspired them.

Last on

Fri 1 Jan 2010 00:20 BBC Four

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Credits

Director
Jeff Simpson
Producer
Jeff Simpson
Executive Producer
Caroline Wright

Broadcasts

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