Hello, this is the third episode of our series on Winston Churchill.

Last episode, we ended with Churchill out in the cold, sitting on Parliament's backbenchers,

warning of the Nazi threat, and being ignored by

Neville Chamberlain's government as they pursue their policy of appeasing Hitler.

He's not trusted by the Tories, and he is despised by Labour. This is a complicated time

in British politics. Labour are in opposition in a so-called national government.

The 1930s are a time of successive national governments formed in the wake of the economic disasters

of the 1920s and 1930s. They're made up of tourries, liberal and some Labour MPs who split from

their parties, all led by Neville Chamberlain. But Churchill remains on the back benches.

He's a vocal opponent to Chamberlain and to the policy of appeasement.

He's a man on the outside, but his time is coming.

The United States. From Wondery and Goalhanger, I'm Peter Frank O'Hopern.

And this is Legacy, the show that tells the lives of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived, and asks if they have the reputation that they deserve.

This is Churchill, Episode 3, his finest hour.

On the 1st of September 1939, German tanks roll over the Polish frontier and start advancing towards Warsaw. It's the act that begins the Second World War. Britain and France are promised to come to Poland's aid if the Germans invade.

Two days later, at 1115 a.m., Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain broadcasts to the nation.

Britain is once again at war with Germany.

That same day, 3rd of September, Chamberlain brings Churchill back into government. Churchill's

been proved right about the disaster of appeasement, and people are impressed. Chamberlain makes him

first lord of the admiralty,

just as he had been at the start of the First World War.

And Churchill hurries now to get the Navy ready for war.

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