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Churchill: The Finest Half Hour

by Prof. Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter

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Series 14: Churchill and The Bomb Episode 2

October 22, 2026 · 31 min

What strategic and political potential did Churchill see in America possessing the atomic bomb when the Soviet Union did not? Did he really raise the idea of a nuclear attack on Moscow? How did his views change once the Russians created…
Series 14: Churchill and The Bomb Episode 1

October 15, 2026 · 29 min

Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore the dramatic and fascinating story of Winston Churchill's invovlement in the development and deployment of the atomic bomb. How in the 1920s, reflecting his interest in science and…
Series 13: Churchill and Europe Episode 2

October 8, 2026 · 29 min

In September 1946 in Zurich, Winston Churchill delivered one of the most resonant speeches of even his long career. He called for the creation of "a kind of United States of Europe". A new Europe founded on the partnership of France and…
Series 13: Churchill and Europe Episode 3

October 8, 2026 · 32 min

Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter look at how Churchill's government of 1951-55 handled relations with post-war Europe - and then offer some informed speculation on what remains a hot topic. When the British people voted to…
Series 13: Churchill and Europe Episode 1

September 24, 2026 · 28 min

Winston Churchill's views on Europe remain highly contested. In referenda on Britain's relationship with Europe in 1975 and 2016, both opposing sides claimed to be following Churchill's outlook. Now Professor Richard Toye and Dr Warren…

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Series 12: Churchill and Lloyd George - Rivals for Greatness Ep 7

September 17, 2026 · 30 min

Political setbacks. Economic controversies. The abdication crisis. The rise of Hitler. The great crisis of 1940 and the conduct of the Second World War. In the last episode of the series, Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter…
Series 12: Churchill and Lloyd George - Rivals for Greatness Ep 6

September 10, 2026 · 32 min

The years immediately following the Great War were complex and turbulent in British politics. David Lloyd George was the Liberal Prime Minister in a Coaltion dominated by the Conservatives, Winston Churchill a Liberal colleague in the…
Series 12: Churchill and Lloyd George - Rivals for Greatness Ep 5

September 3, 2026 · 31 min

Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore the intertwined, contrasting fortunes of Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George from 1915 to the end of the Great War. Years in which Churchill would be held responsible for the…
Series 12: Churchill and Lloyd George - Rivals for Greatness Ep 4

August 27, 2026 · 29 min

When Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914, Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George occupied critical posts in government. Churchill stood at the head of the world's greatest navy. Lloyd George was responsible for Britain's…
Series 12: Churchill and Lloyd George - Rivals for Greatness Ep 3

August 20, 2026 · 32 min

Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George in Britain's Liberal government as Europe suddenly hurtled towards war in the summer of 1914. But as the Cabinet debated whether Britain should enter the war, it was not certain that the two men…
Series 12: Churchill and Lloyd George - Rivals for Greatness Ep 2

August 19, 2026 · 32 min

In the Liberal government which took office in 1905, David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill would become huge figures. Mocking observers called them 'The Heavenly Twins'. They collaborated closely as the administration laid the…
Series 12: Churchill and Lloyd George - Rivals for Greatness Ep1

August 6, 2026 · 30 min

Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George are two towering figures in 20th century history. Prime Ministers who led their nation in struggles for survival - and won. Politicians who spent decades shaping their times. Now Professor Richard…

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The life of Winston Churchill discussed by Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.