June 10, 2013

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Episode 4 – Son and Father

Winston Churchill had an often unhappy childhood. His father was distant and cold. His mother was a spendthrift who had numerous romantic relationships. So how was he able to rise above his difficult upbringing and become the success he did? Sir David Cannadine looks at Winston Churchill’s childhood and his life as a parent, exploring the legacy left by Churchill’s childhood when he himself became a father.