The object of this massive tribute died as he had always lived, without wealth, without property, without official title or office. Mahatma Gandhi was not the commander of armies, nor the ruler of vast lands, he could not boast any scientific achievement or artistic gift, yet men, governments, dignitaries from all over the world, have joined hands today to pay homage to the little brown man in the loin cloth who led his country to freedom. This quote is from his funeral, one of the greatest s find out more...

After the death of Princess Diana the nation dissolves into an out pouring of genuine unaffected grief, a sight that most of us will only witness once or twice in our lifetimes. But while the common man grieves many are angered by the seeming indifference of the Royal family, who shutter themselves away behind the walls of Balmoral. Helen Mirren is a stunning tour de force as the monarch struggling to come to terms with her role in modern Britain while Michael Sheen is faultless as the populist find out more...