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Winston Churchill | The Unsinkable Politician | 2

Legacy

Original Legacy Productions

History, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

3.9696 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The First World War sees Churchill as confident as ever in his role as First Lord of the Admiralty. But rash judgements – especially around the disastrous campaign in Gallipoli - cost thousands of lives. The UK press describes him as ‘a danger to the country’, he’s left out of Lloyd George’s cabinet and, at home, tragedy strikes. All the while he can see trouble brewing in Europe, but no one is listening to him...

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the second episode of our series on Winston Churchill.

0:11.6

When we left you at the end of the first episode,

0:14.4

Churchill had become a national hero in Britain after his daring escape from the Boers.

0:19.9

He turned that into a political career. And when

0:23.0

war comes in 1914, he's dead centre as first Lord of the Admiralty, overseeing the world's largest

0:30.6

navy. Churchill has been warning of the threat posed by Germany, but few took any notice,

0:37.2

and this is not the last time that

0:38.7

will happen. But for now, he relishes the approach of another conflict, another chance to show

0:44.6

how great Britain and its great empire will bow to no one. The trouble is nobody has told

0:52.2

Winston Churchill he's not a soldier anymore.

0:57.5

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2:06.7

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