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Winston Churchill

Episode 3 of 6

AJP Taylor tells the story of Winston Churchill's wartime career and analyses his character and achievements. He is controversially outspoken about some of Churchill's failings and equally frank in his assessments of Churchill's heroic successes.

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Mon 19 May 202523:10
BBC Four

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AJP Taylor was a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford from 1938 until 1976. He was also the first 'television don', delivering his historical lectures, throughout a 30-year broadcasting career, largely unscripted and without the aid of modern technology such as an autocue.

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PresenterAJP Taylor

Broadcasts

  • Wed 18 Aug 197622:50
    BBC One
  • Wed 4 Feb 201513:20
    BBC Two England, Wales, Northern Ireland & HD only
  • Wed 4 Feb 201515:20
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Mon 19 May 202523:10
    BBC Four

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