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The Battle of Britain written by BBC Radio Archives performed by Tim Pigott-Smith on Audio CD (Abridged)

The Battle of Britain written by BBC Radio Archives performed by Tim Pigott-Smith on Audio CD (Abridged)£9.99

First-hand accounts featuring the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain - one of the chief turning points of World War II. ‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few’ - Winston Churchill. The ‘Few’ were the nearly 3,000 RAF pilots who fought against the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, which raged in the...

Churchill Remembered written by BBC Radio Archive performed by Winston Churchill and Tim Piggot-Smith on CD (Abridged)

Churchill Remembered written by BBC Radio Archive performed by Winston Churchill and Tim Piggot-Smith on CD (Abridged)
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ISBN:  9781846071430
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Biography
Duration:  140 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  BBC Radio Archive
Performer 1:  Winston Churchill
Performer 2:  Tim Piggot-Smith

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‘We Churchills die at forty,’ said Winston in 1908, ‘and I want to put something more on the slate before then.’ By the time he died in 1965, the slate was full. From his earliest days Churchill was an ambitious character, eager for action. He achieved fame and popularity through his dispatches from the...

Boer War, and in 1900 was elected MP for Oldham. Until the outbreak of war in 1939 Churchill was loved and loathed in equal measure. Critics and supporters alike recognised his vision, but often questioned his judgement. In the thirties, his out-of-touch views on subjects such as Indian nationalism meant that his warnings on German militarism were not taken seriously.

On the day Churchill took office as Prime Minister, Hitler invaded the Low Countries; by mid-June France had fallen. A lesser man would have been overwhelmed. Even his opponents do not doubt his greatness as a leader during the Second World War.

But the 1945 election brought a shock defeat. Despite this setback, in 1951 at the age of 77 he returned to serve a second term as Prime Minister.

'Churchill Remembered' draws on a wealth of archive broadcasts by, among others, Robert Boothby, Violet Bonham Carter, Nancy Astor, Oswald Mosley and Churchill himself, and encompasses the whole of his extraordinary life. This is a fascinating and illuminating audio portrait of the life and career of one of Britain’s greatest leaders, recounted by those who knew him and in his own words.

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