Tony Blair's children tell a new Channel 4 documentary about Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness skateboarding in the Downing Street garden.

'Thank God they didn't injure themselves', Sir Tony said about the 'surreal' moment during the tense Good Friday Agreement negotiations.

The three-part series being broadcast this week boasts behind the scenes access to the Blair family, Bill Clinton and his inner circle – including Peter Mandelson.

It tracks the rise and fall of Sir Tony, from before his election to Parliament in 1983 to after he left office in 2007.

Some of his fiercest critics are featured, like Jeremy Corbyn, but there is one conspicuous absence. 

Gordon Brown does not feature in any of the three episodes, despite being central to the New Labour project.

The question of succession dominated the final years of Sir Tony's premiership. Cherie Blair said that 'effectively choosing Gordon' as his successor was one of her husband's biggest mistakes.

The invasion of Iraq in 2003 is one of his defining moments. On that, President Clinton said: 'Well I felt terrible for him… he was in a pickle, and he did what he thought was right. And I think he still thinks he did the right thing'.

Sir Tony's influence in the Middle East has not waned. In January this year, President Trump announced the former PM will sit on the Gaza board of peace.

The documentary presses on his political decisions that continue to shape Britain, his misjudgements and 'the personal toll of power'.

Some of the characters interviewed have not left the stage. Jonathan Powell, who served as Sir Tony's only chief of staff in Downing Street is the current national security adviser.

Almost 29 years on from his landslide victory, the three-time election winner's shadow looms large over the Labour Party.