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TV Show · Biography · History

BBC Select explores the psyche of one of the most fascinating figures in history: Winston Churchill. The groundbreaking documentary unpicks the character of this great war leader who helped to defeat Hitler and the Nazis and kept the British public going during the darkest days of World War II. What’s revealed is a complex figure with many demons and flaws. But what made this great man tick?

2021 · 50m

Director Edmund Duff

EPISODE 1

Danger Gathers Upon Our Path

By the late 1920s, a new type of political figure was transforming the European landscape, and our focus on Churchill as a contradictory and unique leader sharpens as we follow his warnings through the years in which the dictators rose.
EPISODE 2

Victory at All Costs

Churchill has become Prime Minister. Almost immediately, he finds himself leading a country that is fighting alone - within days of his ascent, British troops are being evacuated from Dunkirk and France falls. In 1940 and 1941, Churchill used all of his persuasive abilities to keep Britain in the fight and to secure assistance from a powerful friend.
EPISODE 3

A Perfect Unity

Britain - and her empire - are joined in the war by a powerful friend and ally. After years of fighting alone, Churchill must find a way to work with his increasingly powerful allies to make the decisions that will alter the course of the war. As 1943 winds to a close, plans begin for Operation Overlord. Churchill and his allies will return to France.
EPISODE 4

Deliverance

Victory brings with it fading influence and power. As the Soviet Union and the United States grow into the most significant actors in the war, Churchill's influence - Britain's influence - shrinks. He would briefly return to the leadership, but he was in his seventies and the world he knew was gone. But he had done enough. Churchill's actions during WWII, had secured his place in history.

Winston Churchill's War

Hitler: A Career
Countdown to War
Rise of the Nazis
Edward VIII: Britain's Traitor King
FDR
Theodore Roosevelt
Finding the King's Voice
From Churchill to Truss: The Queen's Prime Ministers
Elizabeth

Edmund Duff

Director
Serge Ou

Producer
Michael Tear

Producer