Churchill's First World War

Discussing Winston Churchill's extraordinary experiences during the Great War, with intimate letters to his wife Clementine allowing the story to be told largely in his own words. Just 39 and at the peak of his powers running the Royal Navy, Churchill in 1914 dreamt of Napoleonic glory. However he suffered a catastrophic fall into disgrace and humiliation over the Dardanelles disaster.

Category

Documentary / History / Special

Original air date

2013-07-30