Churchill's Forgotten Years
Documentary about the later years of Winston Churchill's life, between his defeat in the 1945 election and his return to power. He spent his time writing his memoirs.
In 1945, Winston Churchill was cast out of office by the British electorate. It was a terrible blow for the man who had just led his country to victory in the Second World War. But he refused to accept defeat, fighting back to become Prime Minister once more and writing a monumental history of the war. Professor David Reynolds tells the moving story of Churchill's wilderness years, in which old age and illness could not overcome his undiminished ambition.
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Churchill and the general election of 1945
Duration: 05:50
Credits
David Reynolds…………………………………………… Narrator
Bill Deakin………………………………………………… Interviewee
William Deedes………………………………………….. Interviewee
Chips Gemmell…………………………………………... Interviewee
Denis Healey…………………………………………….. Interviewee
Anthony Montague-Brown…………………………….... Interviewee
Mary Soames…………………………………………….. Interviewee
Robert Taylor…………………………………………….. Interviewee
Jane Williams…………………………………………….. Interviewee
Simon Deeley…………………………………………….. Director
Russell Barnes………………………………………….. Producer
