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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 7: Churchill and Ireland Episode 1

    Series 7: Churchill and Ireland Episode 1
    May 21 2026

    Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore Winston Churchill's long, complex and controversial relationship with Ireland and Irish politics.


    Beginning with Churchill's earliest childhood memories, they follow Churchill's political journey on most intractable political issue of the age, Irish Home Rule.


    They explain how Churchill abandoned the Conservative Party and the outspoken Unionism of his father, joining the Liberals and, as a Cabinet minister, making forthright speeches in favour of Home Rule - endangering his personal safety in the process. Until the outbreak of the Great War changed everything...

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    32 mins
  • Series 6: Churchill and the General Strike Episode 3

    Series 6: Churchill and the General Strike Episode 3
    May 14 2026
    Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter discuss Winston Churchill's role in ending the General Strike on the government's terms, the enduring effect on his relationships with trades unions and the Labour Party - and the impact on his reputation in subsequent decades.

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    31 mins
  • Series 6: Churchill and the General Strike Episode 2

    Series 6: Churchill and the General Strike Episode 2
    May 7 2026

    May 1926. The General Strike is underway and dividing the nation. Winston Churchill leads the government's propaganda effort through its newspaper 'The British Gazette' highlighting alleged Soviet support for the strikers and casting the dispute as a threat to the parliamentary democracy.


    Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter deliver the inside story in this episode, 'The Red Menace and the Blue Pencil'.

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    29 mins
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