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Munich - The Edge of War: Reappraising Chamberlain

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4.5943 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Join James this week for a special episode of Warfare, chatting to the writer and cast of the new film 'Munich - the Edge of War'. Set in 1938, the movie follows Chamberlain's attempts to appease Hitler, desperate to avoid another Great War. Joining James is author Robert Harris, along with lead actors George Mackay and Jannis Niewöhner. Together they discuss the historical significance of Chamberlain and Hitler's relationship, Munich's role in contemporary politics, and the pressures of having to learn German in a week. Munich – The Edge of War is in select cinemas now and on Netflix from January 21st.


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0:00.0

Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,

0:06.0

three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent,

0:10.7

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:13.1

All right.

0:14.0

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:16.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:19.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:22.6

All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat. Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel

0:27.4

with us. P and Dau Ferris, there is another way. This morning I had another talk with the German Chancellor Her Hitler.

0:41.0

And here is the paper which bears his name upon it as well as mine. Some of you perhaps have already heard what it contains, but I would just like to read it to you. We, the German Fuhra and Chancellor and the British Prime

1:08.2

Minister, have had a further meeting today and are agreed in recognizing that the question of Anglo-German

1:17.3

relations is of the first importance for the two countries and for Europe.

1:25.4

We regard the agreement signed last night and the Anglo-German naval agreement

1:27.8

last night and the Anglo-German naval agreement

1:31.5

as symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with

1:36.7

one another again.

1:37.7

Hello everyone and welcome back to warfare a podcast that I like to say is on the

1:44.3

front lines of military history. I'm your host James Rogers and the clip you just

1:48.8

heard is Neville Chamberlain the British Prime Minister addressing the crowds at Heston Aerodrome as he

1:54.7

clinging on to that piece of paper in his hand after meeting with Hitler to try and avoid

2:00.4

entering into another world war.

2:03.6

Now I've been lucky enough to work with Netflix recently on their new film Munich,

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