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Churchill: The Finest Half Hour

Churchill: The Finest Half Hour

Written by: Prof. Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter
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The life of Winston Churchill discussed by Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter.

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  • Series 9: The Art of Winston Churchill Episode 2

    Series 9: The Art of Winston Churchill Episode 2
    Jul 9 2026

    How did painting intersect with Winston Churchill's political career - and what do his experiences as an artist tell us about Churchill's psyche?


    Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore some answers, with the expert help of Timothy Riley, Director and Chief Curator of America's National Churchill Museum.

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    31 mins
  • Series 9: The Art of Winston Churchill Episode 1

    Series 9: The Art of Winston Churchill Episode 1
    Jul 2 2026
    Special guest Tim Riley - Director and Chief Curator of America's National Churchill Museum - joins Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Docker to discuss how Winston Churchill discovered painting as a pastime during the Great War and its emergence as a significant part of his life.

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    30 mins
  • Series 8: Up Close and Personal Episode 3

    Series 8: Up Close and Personal Episode 3
    Jun 25 2026

    John 'Jock' Colville was a civil servant in 10 Downing Streeet in 1940 - and he viewed Churchill's arrival as Prime Minister with much scepticism.


    Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explain why Colville's doubts about Churchill evaporated - and how he recorded his wartime experiences working at Churchill's side in a diary which is an invaluable resource for historians.


    They reveal too how Colville's loyalty continued in Churchill's second premiership, when Colville played a key role in keeping Churchill's health problems from the public. And how Colville became one of the great defenders of Churchill's reputation and builders of his legacy, leading the successful efforts to create Churchill College, Cambridge, as national memorial to the politician he'd served so faithfully.

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    29 mins
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