Watch this fascinating recording of his 1950 Election Broadcast speech, including outtakes This clearly shows that his remarkable charisma and approach to speech-making and broadcasting (and his bad temper) were still...

Dr Warren Dockter (University of Cambridge) and Professor Richard Toye (University of Exeter) discuss Winston Churchill’s notorious ‘Gestapo Speech’ in the context of the 1945 General Election https://wwwyoutubecom/embed/lM54hRMxzCc?list=PLVRJoyIOeaRK4eDDCZ_GOgIAXWOcRtmf- copyright:...

Dr Warren Dockter (University of Cambridge) and Professor Richard Toye (University of Exeter) discuss the reasons for Churchill’s electoral defeat in the General Election of 1945 and the various historical interpretations...

Although it seemed unlikely that Churchill, who had led Britain to victory, could lose, he didn’t help his cause His broadcasts seemed ill-judged and out of touch with the swing in...

Humorous behind the scenes footage of Churchill in January 1950 preparing a newsreel for the upcoming British General Election https://wwwyoutubecom/watch?v=yYyq__nwrA4 In this election Churchill’s efforts came to naught as the Labour Party returned with...

A statue of Churchill was unveiled on 27 June 1955 https://wwwyoutubecom/watch?v=nukg9t4ynTg In 1955 the Lord Mayor of London unveiled a status of Sir Winston Churchill in the Guildhall in London Rarely is a...

Churchill resigns on the 4th of April 1955 https://wwwyoutubecom/watch?v=m_Uj_o1L-e0 Winston Churchill became Prime Minster for the first time during the Second World War and in 1950 he was asked by the King to form...