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churchill lived life as a pageant. a cabinet member once behind chat arguing with winston in cab met meetingses is ick trying to argue with a brass band. this was a difficult book to write. i've written six books. this was the sixth. it was hard one mitchell editor read the first draft and said, this stinks, redo it. but an ed -- editor is like a spouse. you have to have a trust relationship. writing about orwell and trying to listen to him. never writes about his personal life. an introvert and writeses about his chickens more in his diaries than he writes about his wife. and i'd be trying to listen to george's little whispery vice and churchill would be marching through like the energizedder bunny. like a big kid sometimes. >> host: yet, you like his writing. right? i think there's -- when you dissect some of churchill's writings you have praise for it. while at the same time it is awfully showy in parts mitchell favorite part is when he counseled the president at the time of the united states, might be familiar with
churchill lived life as a pageant. a cabinet member once behind chat arguing with winston in cab met meetingses is ick trying to argue with a brass band. this was a difficult book to write. i've written six books. this was the sixth. it was hard one mitchell editor read the first draft and said, this stinks, redo it. but an ed -- editor is like a spouse. you have to have a trust relationship. writing about orwell and trying to listen to him. never writes about his personal life. an introvert...
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wf churchill the hero, churchill the master of the second war, churchill, the great rhetorical speaker, great broadcaster, the guy who got us through the war with his broadcasts. but there was the other churchill. there was the churchill -- all babies look like winston churchill. and winston churchill looks like all babies. there was this child, like, quality he had and the kind of little boy that was still with him, the little boy sort of abandoned to his grandfather and he was actually supposed to become the duke of marlboro. his mother jenny was not always there. his father randolph who had syphilis and quite out of it most of the time. so he was just kind of a lonely child who kind of sealed his destiny by being a child on -- by being on the outside by, actually taking something and saying, no, i'm not going to go that way, i'm going this way, and he did that throughout his entire career. so by the time he'd reached the time of the second world war, he was very much in the wilderness, and he was a man -- >> rose: he spent the 30s in the wilderness. >> he did, indeed. this is the gr
wf churchill the hero, churchill the master of the second war, churchill, the great rhetorical speaker, great broadcaster, the guy who got us through the war with his broadcasts. but there was the other churchill. there was the churchill -- all babies look like winston churchill. and winston churchill looks like all babies. there was this child, like, quality he had and the kind of little boy that was still with him, the little boy sort of abandoned to his grandfather and he was actually...
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all babies look like winston churchill and winston churchill look like all babies. this childlike quality he had. the little boy that was abandoned to his grandfather who the earl of marlborough. his mother jenny was not always there. his father randolph had syphilis and was quite out of it most of the time. he was this kind of lonely child who kind of the sealed his destiny by being a child, by being on the outside, by actually taking something and saying, no, i'm going to go this way. and he did that throughout his entire career. so, by the time he had reached the time of the second world war, he was very much in the wilderness. he was a man -- charlie: he spent the 1930's in the wilderness. brian: he did, indeed. this is the great thing about him. he incurs, for example, he was a great supporter of bertie, king george vi. and they did not like george vi at all because they wanted edward to continue. he was very, very strong about bertie. and very strong about hitler. nobody wanted to go to war after 19 -- charlie: there were literally two churchills -- performer,
all babies look like winston churchill and winston churchill look like all babies. this childlike quality he had. the little boy that was abandoned to his grandfather who the earl of marlborough. his mother jenny was not always there. his father randolph had syphilis and was quite out of it most of the time. he was this kind of lonely child who kind of the sealed his destiny by being a child, by being on the outside, by actually taking something and saying, no, i'm going to go this way. and he...
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churchill was delighted by this. he thought that it was assigned the united states was getting involved in the war, but there was no reason whatsoever to think that it was. this was a help to britain, even as i say, agreed to by both of the candidates, so there was another issue that came up, much more serious, at the end of 1940, and that was britain did not have any money left to buy the armaments under cash and carry from the united states. what was it going to do? after the election was safely over, what roosevelt announced was a program of lend lease. we will lease to any country. the analogy was ridiculous, but that's what he said. he probably never expected to get this back at all, but went back through the motions. how britain was going to repay it was a very good question. in 1946, when britain after the war desperately needed a bigger loan from the united states and canada to rebuild its economy, what happened was that most of the lend lease was written off and they forgot about it altogether, but the ficti
churchill was delighted by this. he thought that it was assigned the united states was getting involved in the war, but there was no reason whatsoever to think that it was. this was a help to britain, even as i say, agreed to by both of the candidates, so there was another issue that came up, much more serious, at the end of 1940, and that was britain did not have any money left to buy the armaments under cash and carry from the united states. what was it going to do? after the election was...
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churchill insisted chamberlain should remain the head of the conservative party. and chamberlain did and once the war had begun, he was a very firm voice that was surprising. one is to reinstate an understanding of what he was about and what he saw. in fact he was a strong and tough politician something to the equivalent of an english lyndon b. johnson. he had immense political skills and was a very powerful personality. so they sold their political careers destroyed. he made the mistake of assuming he could out negotiate. he had in mind two things. one is the reluctance of anybody that would flip through the first world war to see another. the other is he knew that the gunfighters and radar would be ready for combat until 1940. since it was the greatest secrets there was no way to tell the british that they would have to wait until 1940. but he knew that we had to buy time so he bought time. the british and the french had to buy time. >> the newest book is coming out in september called a loan, britain, churchill and dunkirk to defeat into history thank you for s
churchill insisted chamberlain should remain the head of the conservative party. and chamberlain did and once the war had begun, he was a very firm voice that was surprising. one is to reinstate an understanding of what he was about and what he saw. in fact he was a strong and tough politician something to the equivalent of an english lyndon b. johnson. he had immense political skills and was a very powerful personality. so they sold their political careers destroyed. he made the mistake of...
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churchill was so sick the british flew his wife to his bedside thinking he might not recover. roosevelt in a speech on christmas eve, talking about tehran said we all pray for the health of prime minister churchill, three months later, his navy cardiologist diagnosed him with congestive heart failure, a diagnosis that then wasn't revealed for 25 years. there were then two months remaining to d-day and six to the democratic convention. if one thinks of this timeline the big question is raised. what possibly could the president have done? what options were open to roosevelt at that point? he may have wandered earlier on, whether an end to the war in europe might give them an opportunity to bow out. but that consummation didn't come soon enough. giving these interlocking timetables for the invasion and convention, the commander-in-chief it seems to me was in no position to look for in exit or a successor. he couldn't conceivably say on the eve of the day after sending young americans into battle by hundreds of thousands i am getting out of here. 10 months remaining in his term, h
churchill was so sick the british flew his wife to his bedside thinking he might not recover. roosevelt in a speech on christmas eve, talking about tehran said we all pray for the health of prime minister churchill, three months later, his navy cardiologist diagnosed him with congestive heart failure, a diagnosis that then wasn't revealed for 25 years. there were then two months remaining to d-day and six to the democratic convention. if one thinks of this timeline the big question is raised....
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winston churchill was on this porch 4 different times. members of his cabinet administration, among others. many times when they arrived here, they are in need of help or assistance. i think they were willing to sit in a place far removed from their comfort zone. it may have been refreshing for them to get away from everything happening below as well and to see fdr for the man that he really was. are familiar about is the hot topic when the king and queen of england arrived in hyde park. it was the first time that a seated british monarch had been admitted to the united states. that visit was capped off with a hotic at top cottage, that dog picnic. when this opened to the public uen mum was still alive. it really had nothing to do with the hot dogs or top cottage. she talked about fdr's driving. she said i was holding on for dear life. she said, i thought for sure i was going to die. she said in her own words that fdr drove like a bat out of hell. they drove for that picnic and she quickly exited the car. it was a very steep section. they
winston churchill was on this porch 4 different times. members of his cabinet administration, among others. many times when they arrived here, they are in need of help or assistance. i think they were willing to sit in a place far removed from their comfort zone. it may have been refreshing for them to get away from everything happening below as well and to see fdr for the man that he really was. are familiar about is the hot topic when the king and queen of england arrived in hyde park. it was...
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after that is papers went to the churchill center. as i sat at the center and the archivists brought out boxes i realized i had struck gold. this was a treasure trove. it was not publish memoir betty had written. letters she has said during the course of her life, and address book in her own green ink. a diary she kept as a child and even a book that her parents had published for her when she was four years old but a time where i cambridge it reached a number of conclusions. one i could tell a fairly accurate espionage story about betty's adventures. we can also write about the romantic life in their own words and host she had use the bedroom as her own battlefield. i can also create what might be a psychological detective story. i could begin to explain in her own words and thoughts how she had lived with the amorality of her chosen profession. how she had went from one relationship to another how she had lived a life of betrayal and how she made the journey from a washington d.c. debutante to a spy. i covered something else unsuspec
after that is papers went to the churchill center. as i sat at the center and the archivists brought out boxes i realized i had struck gold. this was a treasure trove. it was not publish memoir betty had written. letters she has said during the course of her life, and address book in her own green ink. a diary she kept as a child and even a book that her parents had published for her when she was four years old but a time where i cambridge it reached a number of conclusions. one i could tell a...
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he has an entire bookshelf of all the winston churchill books.hat was one of the most extraordinary friendships in american history between two leaders. every time churchill came up with a new book -- he wrote 15 million words. every time he came out with a new book, he would sign it and send it over to fdr to look at and he would provide little notes in them. sir winston churchill inscribed one book "a fresh egg from a faithful hen." the two were very close. he has one of rudyard kipling's books, he loved rudyard kipling. we have a book here by robert louis stephenson, one of his favorite authors. it is a first edition robert louis stevenson. when you open the cover, there is a little watercolor right there glued into the front page, with robert louis stevenson's signature. naval history. he had a truly world-class collection of naval history books. he collected ship's logs, first-person manuscripts. he loved collecting these. he loved the books written by people who were on ships. major battles. his collection of naval books is quite extraordin
he has an entire bookshelf of all the winston churchill books.hat was one of the most extraordinary friendships in american history between two leaders. every time churchill came up with a new book -- he wrote 15 million words. every time he came out with a new book, he would sign it and send it over to fdr to look at and he would provide little notes in them. sir winston churchill inscribed one book "a fresh egg from a faithful hen." the two were very close. he has one of rudyard...
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churchill believed that. military who were about nuclear who were informed -- and there were very few. it was highly secret. whoever was informed believes if we got the bomb first, or if no one could build the bomb, we are going to win the war, but if the germans get it first, all bets -- all bets are off to an assigned -- off. course,scientists, of were behind this belief. the spring of 1943, only months after los up, the bomb is seen as this -- whatever you want to call it --and magic bullet. -- a magic bullet. thein itself, could win war. this was not a fantastic, off-the-wall idea. we talked about radar a few moments ago and how important that was to the british war effort. it was the most top-secret fact, i thinkin virtually all historians agree it was the british superiority with its radar that allowed the british to win the battle of britain in the skies over great totain, and turned hitler attack the soviet union, rather than finish off the british, which he couldn't do without air superiority. so, in
churchill believed that. military who were about nuclear who were informed -- and there were very few. it was highly secret. whoever was informed believes if we got the bomb first, or if no one could build the bomb, we are going to win the war, but if the germans get it first, all bets -- all bets are off to an assigned -- off. course,scientists, of were behind this belief. the spring of 1943, only months after los up, the bomb is seen as this -- whatever you want to call it --and magic bullet....
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martin gilbert was winston churchill's most famous biographer, a dozen books on churchill, various aspects of his life, the wilderness years and in the 20s and 30s churchill was cast aside by the conservatives in england, great britain and embarked on a new career of radio commentary and lecturing and it mirrors reagan because reagan was cast aside by his party and churchill was warning -- warned about spending his radio commentary and his columns warning about the rising threat of adolf hitler and not the isms and most people in england at the time were ignoring. reagan spent his wilderness years doing radio commentary warning about the rising threat of the soviet union. there are a lot of parallels between churchill's wilderness years and reagan's wilderness years. there are many issues we could get into later, serendipitous but also because he forced them like proposition 13 in california, other issues you are covering i am involved with, that come forward to produce his election in 1980. douglas brinkley, terrific historian who edited the reagan diary said the realm of reagan scholarsh
martin gilbert was winston churchill's most famous biographer, a dozen books on churchill, various aspects of his life, the wilderness years and in the 20s and 30s churchill was cast aside by the conservatives in england, great britain and embarked on a new career of radio commentary and lecturing and it mirrors reagan because reagan was cast aside by his party and churchill was warning -- warned about spending his radio commentary and his columns warning about the rising threat of adolf hitler...
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we know they are discussing this down at springwood from churchill's memoirs, and margaret davies to please -- and these diary entries from the day, she sets the mood at top cottage. austin does not spell out the words -- while she does not spell out the words that were time,she mentions that 4:00 in the afternoon at top theyge, and mentioned seemed very distracted, like they had the weight of the world on their shoulders. we all waited for them to speak. we may never know the exact words that were set appear, -- but appear, but -- up here, here would have been the place to do it. there were no press, telephones come outside communication whatsoever. this was the place to keep a secret. where if youace are dealing with the stresses of the presidency and everything going on in washington, the only president has, to this day, to gone through two major events, great depression and world war ii, and the stresses of the presidency were pretty hard on him, and i think sitting appear -- up here as quiet and peaceful it,t was, were, as he put perfect to recharge his batteries. this weekend,
we know they are discussing this down at springwood from churchill's memoirs, and margaret davies to please -- and these diary entries from the day, she sets the mood at top cottage. austin does not spell out the words -- while she does not spell out the words that were time,she mentions that 4:00 in the afternoon at top theyge, and mentioned seemed very distracted, like they had the weight of the world on their shoulders. we all waited for them to speak. we may never know the exact words that...
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winston churchill, martin gilbert with winston churchill's most famous biographer and most important biographer wrote a dozen books on churchill andnd various aspects of his life. one of his books was called the wilderness years and it was about that time in the late 20s, early 30s when churchill was cast aside by the conservatives in england, great britain and embarked on a new career of writing and doing radio commentary and lecturing. it nears reagan in many ways because reagan and 76 had been cast aside by his party and, by the way, churchill was warned about spending most of his radid commentary in his columns warned about the rise in threat of adolf hitler not theism, thing most people in england at the time were ignoring. reagan spent his wilderness years writing, doing radio commentary, warning about the rising threat of the soviet union so there's a lot of parallels between churchill's wilderness years and reagan's wilderness years. of course, there are many, many issues that we can get into later that's serendipitous but it's also because he forced them to the four issues l
winston churchill, martin gilbert with winston churchill's most famous biographer and most important biographer wrote a dozen books on churchill andnd various aspects of his life. one of his books was called the wilderness years and it was about that time in the late 20s, early 30s when churchill was cast aside by the conservatives in england, great britain and embarked on a new career of writing and doing radio commentary and lecturing. it nears reagan in many ways because reagan and 76 had...
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made my way to cambridge university so across the river is a star collection that is home to the churchill archives.apers ar that was given to new the archives that was a former british spy so a one plaint to give you this i code-named the collected all her papers but after he died so as i sat in the archive center going after box after box after box this was a treasure trove of the unpublished memoir and there was a diary she kept as a child in the handbook that her parents had published for her which at the same time was about the low woman she would grow up to be. so reaching a number of conclusions and i could read about her romantic life she used the bedroom as the operational battlefield with a psychological detective story to live with a morality of her chosen profession would going for one relationship to another. and how she made this journey from a debutante. and i uncovered something else in the final mission and she was in the early '50s with her second husband and she decides to go off with him and she leaves her husband behind and she keeps a secret from her husband that she
made my way to cambridge university so across the river is a star collection that is home to the churchill archives.apers ar that was given to new the archives that was a former british spy so a one plaint to give you this i code-named the collected all her papers but after he died so as i sat in the archive center going after box after box after box this was a treasure trove of the unpublished memoir and there was a diary she kept as a child in the handbook that her parents had published for...
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he plays winston churchill in the run—up to d—day.og that is a wounded beast. someone who has been sidelined. seen as a figurehead. he is convinced that the d—day landings operation is flawed and a dangerous and it will and possibly in tragic loss of life which recalls a previous conflict. he looks back to world war i. we seem at the beginning walking on the beach, the cd starts to turn red and he has visions of previous tragedies. —— the sea. he is attempting to convince everybody this is not a good idea. this will be the greatest campaign we have mounted. the operation will require 200,000 vehicles, 7000 sheets, swarms of planes, most essentially a quarter ofa planes, most essentially a quarter of a million men. all this will be focused in one place, taking the german army head on. that's right. no, gentlemen. this plan may be admirable in its bravery but in its risk it is foolhardy. up to 150,000 civilians will be killed. it could easily fail. we would lose in one strike most of our war material along with tens of thousands of our
he plays winston churchill in the run—up to d—day.og that is a wounded beast. someone who has been sidelined. seen as a figurehead. he is convinced that the d—day landings operation is flawed and a dangerous and it will and possibly in tragic loss of life which recalls a previous conflict. he looks back to world war i. we seem at the beginning walking on the beach, the cd starts to turn red and he has visions of previous tragedies. —— the sea. he is attempting to convince everybody...
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so winston churchill inscribed one book a fresh egg from a a faithful in. and he loved sharing those things. the two of them were very, very close. he has a whole bookcase there,, rugged kipling turkey love rudyard kipling. we have a book by robert louis stevenson have one of his favorite authors. it's a first edition and it's amazing when you open the cover there's a little watercolor right there glued into the front page with robert louis stevenson signature. he is certain that he was tickled interested with his books, naval history. he has a world-class collection of naval history books. he collected ships logs. he collected the first person manuscript. he loved books written by people who on ships that did interesting things, whether there are circumnavigating the or scientific expeditions. his collection is quite extraordinary. if there's one book in his collection, the biggest impact on his presidency, it's a book called the influence of sea power on world history published in the late 19th century. he has three volumes of it to one was his older brot
so winston churchill inscribed one book a fresh egg from a a faithful in. and he loved sharing those things. the two of them were very, very close. he has a whole bookcase there,, rugged kipling turkey love rudyard kipling. we have a book by robert louis stevenson have one of his favorite authors. it's a first edition and it's amazing when you open the cover there's a little watercolor right there glued into the front page with robert louis stevenson signature. he is certain that he was tickled...
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his entire bookshelf over that of all of the winston churchill books. that was one of the most extraordinary friendships and american history between two leaders. and every time churchill came out with a new book, every time he came out with a new book he would sign it and send it over to fdr to look at. and he would write little notes so winston churchill inscribed one book, a fresh egg from a faithful hen. and he loved sharing those things. the two of them were very close. there is a vocal case of rudyard kipling books. he loved him. also we have another favorite author here, stevenson. and a first edition here, when you open the cover there is a watercolor right there glued to the front page with lee stevens mentor. sue had certain areas he was particularly interested with his books. naval history. he is truly a world-class collection of naval history books. selected ships laws. first-person manuscripts. love books written by people that were on shift that did interesting things.whether they were circumnavigating the globe, exhibitions were major bat
his entire bookshelf over that of all of the winston churchill books. that was one of the most extraordinary friendships and american history between two leaders. and every time churchill came out with a new book, every time he came out with a new book he would sign it and send it over to fdr to look at. and he would write little notes so winston churchill inscribed one book, a fresh egg from a faithful hen. and he loved sharing those things. the two of them were very close. there is a vocal...
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there is a story about churchill and montgomery having dinner in december of 1943, and churchill pulls out the plans for normandy and shows them to montgomery. , andomery excuses himself that is not normally what you would do to the prime minister, he excuses himself from dinner, takes the plans up, studies them all night, gets back up in the morning, comes down and talk to churchill and says the plans are too small. he needs tos told report to the united states and talk to the manager and chief. eisenhower was also given the plan for the normandy invasion. he takes a look and guess what he says? two small. -- too small. in 1943, they come to the same conclusion looking at the initial plan. plant was giving them limitations. they are working with limitations that they had. but this is the initial plan. ultimately, montgomery, who will be in charge of the ground forces, will change that plan. this is what becomes as -- becomes known as the montgomery plan. as a consequence, they will expand the landing and expanded into the area of utah beach. the americans will get that. we end up with
there is a story about churchill and montgomery having dinner in december of 1943, and churchill pulls out the plans for normandy and shows them to montgomery. , andomery excuses himself that is not normally what you would do to the prime minister, he excuses himself from dinner, takes the plans up, studies them all night, gets back up in the morning, comes down and talk to churchill and says the plans are too small. he needs tos told report to the united states and talk to the manager and...
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there is a story about churchill and montgomery having dinner in december of 1943, and churchill pulls out the plans for the normandy invasion and shows them to montgomery. montgomery excuses himself, and that is not normally what you do from the prime minister. he excuses himself from dinner, takes the plans up, studies them all night, gets back up in the morning, comes down, talks to churchill, and says the plan is too small. eisenhower is told he needs to report to the united states and talk to the commander in chief. eisenhower was also given the plans for the normandy invasion. he takes a look and guess what he says? too small. not enough forces were being landed. both of them -- both were selected in december 1943, both of them come to the same conclusions from looking at the initial plan. but the cossack staff was given limitations. somebody told them, if they have this many limitations, they would have incorporated them. they are working with limitations that they had. but this is the initial plan. ultimately, montgomery who will be in charge of the ground forces, will change t
there is a story about churchill and montgomery having dinner in december of 1943, and churchill pulls out the plans for the normandy invasion and shows them to montgomery. montgomery excuses himself, and that is not normally what you do from the prime minister. he excuses himself from dinner, takes the plans up, studies them all night, gets back up in the morning, comes down, talks to churchill, and says the plan is too small. eisenhower is told he needs to report to the united states and talk...
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churchill had previously held the upper hand over barney roy, beating him in the 2 thousand guineas,rse who stormed to victory. so a good day for trainer richard hannon and jockey james doyle. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. the prince of wales is the big race on wednesday on day two of ascot. the queen will be there. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, once again. as has been the case in recent days, tuesday brought 30 degrees widely across the southern half of the british isles and as they say on the bbc other heatwaves are available. if we get to sa on wednesday that will put us well up the table. not quite into pole position compared to 1976, but certainly up there. of course wednesday is the summer solstice. for some the real start of summer and it will certainly feel that way, starting with 20 degrees in the south of wales and into the west country, down into the south—west of england. once the sun is up the temperatures are set to soar. that's not quite the whole story. there will be a fair amount of c
churchill had previously held the upper hand over barney roy, beating him in the 2 thousand guineas,rse who stormed to victory. so a good day for trainer richard hannon and jockey james doyle. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. the prince of wales is the big race on wednesday on day two of ascot. the queen will be there. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, once again. as has been the case in recent days, tuesday brought...
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we have churchill with a powerhouse performance by bryan cox.t's going to be. and whitney: can i be me, the new documentary by nick broomfield. churchill, i do like bryan cox. he gives some fantastic performances. he plays winston churchill, which is a very big role. it is the run—up to d—day. effectively, he is played as a bulldog but as a kind of wounded bear. somebody who has been sidelined. you know, the military bosses are off doing their thing, this he is somebody who is seen much more as a figurehead. he is convinced, in the film, that the d—day landings, the operation is very, very flawed and very dangerous and is going to end possibly in tragic loss of life, which recalls a previous conflict. he is sort of flashing back to world war i. we see him at the beginning, he's walking on the beach, and the sea is lapping and the sea starts to turn red and he is having visions of previous tragedies. and so the film is basically about him in the days leading up to d—day, attempting to convince everybody that this is not a good idea. here's a clip
we have churchill with a powerhouse performance by bryan cox.t's going to be. and whitney: can i be me, the new documentary by nick broomfield. churchill, i do like bryan cox. he gives some fantastic performances. he plays winston churchill, which is a very big role. it is the run—up to d—day. effectively, he is played as a bulldog but as a kind of wounded bear. somebody who has been sidelined. you know, the military bosses are off doing their thing, this he is somebody who is seen much...
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churchill said courage is what makes us churchill said courage is what makes us stand up and speak, butlso what makes us sit down and listen. testing has shown cladding used on high—rise buildings is combustible. theresa may made a statement to the commons following the fire at the grenfell tower block last week. 79 people are believed to have died and hundreds more made homeless after losing everything in the blaze. it is estimated 600 buildings in england have some form of cladding. it should never have happened. in a few moments i will say how to discover why it did. as i said yesterday the initial failure was compounded by the fact that the support on the ground in the initial hours wasn't good enough. as prime minister i have apologised for that second failure and taken responsibility for doing what we can to put it right. it became clear she said kensington and chelsea couldn't cope and it was right that the chief executive had resigned. it wasn't just about the steps taken in the first two weeks but what happened long after the tv cameras had gone. theresa may said each family re
churchill said courage is what makes us churchill said courage is what makes us stand up and speak, butlso what makes us sit down and listen. testing has shown cladding used on high—rise buildings is combustible. theresa may made a statement to the commons following the fire at the grenfell tower block last week. 79 people are believed to have died and hundreds more made homeless after losing everything in the blaze. it is estimated 600 buildings in england have some form of cladding. it...
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, roosevelt -- stalin, churchill, and roosevelt. after that, fdr returns to the united states and appears before congress in march of 1945, reporting on what he had done at the conference. what is a story about this speech to a joint session of congress is that roosevelt delivered the speech from a seated position. and he did that because he was exhausted and suffering from poor health. and in the course of that speech, he directly in knowledges his disability -- directly acknowledges his disability for the first time. >> members of congress, i hope that you will pardon me for an unusual posture of sitting down during the presentation of what i want to say. i know you will realize that it makes it a lot easier for me without not having to carry 10 pounds of steel at the bottom of my legs because i have just completed a 1400 mile trip. [applause] >> this was an extraordinary moment at the end of his life and at the end of his presidency. it is the only time during his presidency where he knowledges -- where he acknowledges his disabi
, roosevelt -- stalin, churchill, and roosevelt. after that, fdr returns to the united states and appears before congress in march of 1945, reporting on what he had done at the conference. what is a story about this speech to a joint session of congress is that roosevelt delivered the speech from a seated position. and he did that because he was exhausted and suffering from poor health. and in the course of that speech, he directly in knowledges his disability -- directly acknowledges his...
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we have churchill, with a powerhouse performance by brian cox.eld. churchill, i do like brian cox. he gives some fantastic performances. he plays winston churchill, which is a very big role. it is the run—up to d—day. effectively, he is played not as a bulldog but as a kind of wounded bear. somebody who has been sidelined. you know, the military bosses are off doing their thing, he is somebody who is seen much more as a figurehead. he is convinced, in the film, that the d—day landings, the operation is very, very flawed and very, very dangerous and is going to end possibly in tragic loss of life, which recalls a previous conflict. he is sort of flashing back to world war i. we see him at the beginning, he's walking on the beach, and the sea is lapping and the sea starts to turn red and he is having visions of previous tragedies. and so the film is basically about him in the days leading up to d—day, attempting to convince everybody that this is not a good idea. here's a clip. this will be the greatest campaign yet mounted by our allied forces. op
we have churchill, with a powerhouse performance by brian cox.eld. churchill, i do like brian cox. he gives some fantastic performances. he plays winston churchill, which is a very big role. it is the run—up to d—day. effectively, he is played not as a bulldog but as a kind of wounded bear. somebody who has been sidelined. you know, the military bosses are off doing their thing, he is somebody who is seen much more as a figurehead. he is convinced, in the film, that the d—day landings,...
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you brought up winston churchill, 77th anniversary of the battle of dun kirk.ere slaughtered, and the speech that churchill gave he said we shall fight in the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, and he ended with that famous line, we shall never surrender. famous speech. i doubt theresa may's speech today will go down in history as having that kind of impact. >> look, leland, the prime minister basically said two good things. one is that she identified the threat, islamic radical ideology and movements, that's good. second, she said we need to do something else. but the entire establishment in britain and europe and partly here is not even acknowledging that we need -- that the public needs to do something about it and that the government need to work with the public to create that resistance that churchill created. leland: to that point though, president trump tweeted out saying that we need to end the political correctness, and almost every time after one of these i a taxes
you brought up winston churchill, 77th anniversary of the battle of dun kirk.ere slaughtered, and the speech that churchill gave he said we shall fight in the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, and he ended with that famous line, we shall never surrender. famous speech. i doubt theresa may's speech today will go down in history as having that kind of impact. >> look, leland, the prime minister...
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in your book, "churchill & orwell", what does it tell us about leadership in the world today?it has a lot to say today because we're in kind of a tumultuous unsettled political time like the 1930s. what we saw with churchill and orwell is they were people of principle who they were willing to stand up and put facts above opinion and even willing to criticize their own side. the retired congressman from south carolina you were just talking about is striking to me, because that's exactly what i'm looking for these days, people who are willing to stand up and say no, my side is wrong on this. let's stand with principles. let's make facts more important than opinion. >> and could you imagine what they would think if they were watching events in america today? >> i think they'd be very upset. and i think that general mattis, the secretary of defense captured accurately the other day when he quoted winston churchill saying you can always count on the americans to do the right thing after they have done everything else. i kind of find myself oddly optimistic right now because we're s
in your book, "churchill & orwell", what does it tell us about leadership in the world today?it has a lot to say today because we're in kind of a tumultuous unsettled political time like the 1930s. what we saw with churchill and orwell is they were people of principle who they were willing to stand up and put facts above opinion and even willing to criticize their own side. the retired congressman from south carolina you were just talking about is striking to me, because that's...
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if that was special, what could churchill come up with in the st james's palace stakes. races including the 2000 guineas did not come close to fighting them on the beaches. this was all about barney roy. written by james doyle. and owned by sheikh mohammed. he was on red—hot form on a red hot day. showing substance to match the style at royal ascot. england's ben cricketers play south africa tomorrow looking to forget the disappointing champions trophy campaigns. eoin morgan could call up five uncapped players for the match with some established internationals rested. morgan is hoping that some youngsters could make an impression. i would like to see some of the younger guys i would like to see some of the younger guys come i would like to see some of the younger guys come in. and take the chance. throughout the last couple of years we have had opportunities that have come up in between and had some very good players take them, jonny bairstow is a good example. score runs any time he comes in. to grow score runs any time he comes in. to gi’ow some score runs any time he
if that was special, what could churchill come up with in the st james's palace stakes. races including the 2000 guineas did not come close to fighting them on the beaches. this was all about barney roy. written by james doyle. and owned by sheikh mohammed. he was on red—hot form on a red hot day. showing substance to match the style at royal ascot. england's ben cricketers play south africa tomorrow looking to forget the disappointing champions trophy campaigns. eoin morgan could call up...
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if that was special then what could churchill come up with.g the 2000 guineas. even the best could have an off day. he did not come close to fighting them on the beaches because this was all about barney roy. written by james doyle and owned by sheikh mohammed. the godolphin stable and red—hot form and showing substance to match the style. cristiano ronaldo has been summoned to court next month, over claims he hid income from spanish tax authorities over a four year period. and in a separate development, manchester united manager jose mourinho has also been accused of tax fraud dating back to his time as real madrid's head coach. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway has more details. the spanish tax authorities said justin renewal has defrauded them of £2.9 million, dating back from 2011 and to those on the 12th when he was in charge of real madrid. no comment from jose mourinho today or his current employer, manchester united. but the spanish prosecutors say it relates to image rights, and the use of structured around them. this is so
if that was special then what could churchill come up with.g the 2000 guineas. even the best could have an off day. he did not come close to fighting them on the beaches because this was all about barney roy. written by james doyle and owned by sheikh mohammed. the godolphin stable and red—hot form and showing substance to match the style. cristiano ronaldo has been summoned to court next month, over claims he hid income from spanish tax authorities over a four year period. and in a separate...
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prime minister winston churchill on the crown has taken awards at the critics choice and sag awards. this weekend you can catch him as a billionaire property developer in the film "beatriz at dinner." we're glad you joined us. the conversation with john lipco coming up in just a moment. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >>> always pleased to have john lithgow on this program. the prolific actress won trophies for his protraoor tra churchill and you can catch him on the big scene in the dark cam me, "beatriz at dinner." here a scene from "beatriz at dinner". >> when i first came to the united states a long type aime >> did you come legally? >> yes. >> how did that work? >> i had family on my mother eastside. >> they are all zit zcitizens. >> you work for the ins? >> i'm curious. a lot of people come here illegally. i was curious how she did it. >> i'm laughing already because i have seen this, i whispered to you when you walked on the set, i've not seen you play a guy i dislike so much, as much as i love you, i have not seen you play
prime minister winston churchill on the crown has taken awards at the critics choice and sag awards. this weekend you can catch him as a billionaire property developer in the film "beatriz at dinner." we're glad you joined us. the conversation with john lipco coming up in just a moment. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >>> always pleased to have john lithgow on this program. the prolific actress won trophies...
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alan brooks was promised this job several times by churchill. what do you think? why didn't he get it? by the time you get to normandy, american resources are starting to dwarf those of britain. when we were in north africa, in sicily, there was relative parity. by the time you get to normandy, that parity is gone. when you look at normandy, you have 60 american divisions and 16 british divisions in europe. should be in charge -- who should be in charge? two of those are canadian. eisenhower ultimately ends up with the job. roosevelt once said he did not sleep well at night when marshall was out of washington dc. martial has been running the war the whole time. toiral king made an argument fdr that marshall ought to stay in washington, that he should orchestrate the overall war effort. he didn't get the job either. eisenhower, third in line for this position. we create this thing called the combined chiefs of staff. you will enter europe, and in nations,on with other that is what they did here. however eisenhower is selected that he will be the supreme allied comm
alan brooks was promised this job several times by churchill. what do you think? why didn't he get it? by the time you get to normandy, american resources are starting to dwarf those of britain. when we were in north africa, in sicily, there was relative parity. by the time you get to normandy, that parity is gone. when you look at normandy, you have 60 american divisions and 16 british divisions in europe. should be in charge -- who should be in charge? two of those are canadian. eisenhower...
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churchill. it isa m15. theresa may as well. churchill. it is a bizarre thing to say as a criteria.rident, etc, yeah, ok. but this test with m16 is weird. frankly, if he is elected prime minister by the people of this country, he is entitled to briefings. it also begins by saying it is shocking people have not talked about how shockingly dangerous it will be for the nation if he gets in. obviously, this has been an election like no other. we we re been an election like no other. we were interrupted twice by horrific terrorist atrocities. and the times is reminding us of that with the front page. they have the election off to the side. a picture of the london bridge attackers meeting outside a muslim gym in barking before the attack. two pieces of footage. one is the three demented individuals meeting a few days beforehand. five days before the atrocity. presumably as part of their planning. they walked away from the cctv camera for ten minutes. perhaps they were aware of the footage. they were aware of the risks. they had managed to evade surveillance, obviously. the other is footag
churchill. it isa m15. theresa may as well. churchill. it is a bizarre thing to say as a criteria.rident, etc, yeah, ok. but this test with m16 is weird. frankly, if he is elected prime minister by the people of this country, he is entitled to briefings. it also begins by saying it is shocking people have not talked about how shockingly dangerous it will be for the nation if he gets in. obviously, this has been an election like no other. we we re been an election like no other. we were...
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he brought a portion of it to the famous conference with churchill and stalin. he would work on his stamp collection every day for one hour before going to bed. one of the reasons was to let them unwind from the hectic day that he had. he passed away on april 12, 1945. he always had a portion of the stamp collection with him and he worked on that morning. when he got up as part of his routine. of course he died that afternoon at 335. believe it or not james cannot find one member of the family that even wanted one item of the stamp collection. i don't have an exact number but when he decided to turn it over to the auction house james decided that my father would want to share this with other collectors. there are so many that they had to do the auction over seven days and four sessions, all-day sessions. while his collection was estimated at $85000, he didn't care if the stamps were better oil from his fingers, the final gavel fell when they raise $225,000. everybody wanted to get a piece of his collection. >> here's a look at some of the books being published t
he brought a portion of it to the famous conference with churchill and stalin. he would work on his stamp collection every day for one hour before going to bed. one of the reasons was to let them unwind from the hectic day that he had. he passed away on april 12, 1945. he always had a portion of the stamp collection with him and he worked on that morning. when he got up as part of his routine. of course he died that afternoon at 335. believe it or not james cannot find one member of the family...
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e even brought a portion of stamp collection to the famous war conference with churchill and stalin.one of the reasons he said was to let him unwind from the hectic day that he had specially during the war period, the war years. he passed away while he was down at warm springs, georgia on april 12th, 1945. like i said he always had a portion of the stamp collection with him and he worked on it that morning when he got up, it was just part of his routine and then he, you know, obviously he died that afternoon at 3:35. now his son james roosevelt was the executor of the will. i don't have an exact number on how many items were on the collection but when he decided to turn it over to an auction house james finally styeded, my father would want to share with other collectors. there were so many items that they had to do the auction over seven days in four separate sessions all-day sessions and while his collection was estimated at $85,000 which surprised a lot of people because he was a man, don't forget he didn't care if the stamps were bent or oiled from his fingers. the final gavel fe
e even brought a portion of stamp collection to the famous war conference with churchill and stalin.one of the reasons he said was to let him unwind from the hectic day that he had specially during the war period, the war years. he passed away while he was down at warm springs, georgia on april 12th, 1945. like i said he always had a portion of the stamp collection with him and he worked on it that morning when he got up, it was just part of his routine and then he, you know, obviously he died...
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to trees and power lines locations impacted include dover cambon greensboro for going to school churchill settler's bill bowers group pearl woodside viola hardly rising sunshine liberman has would still do over base housing dover speedway in town rising sunshine confluent hope in addition to damaging winds frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with the storm moved indoors immediately remember the thunder you are close enough to be struck by lightning repeating a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until eight thirty pm for the following county can't go anywhere in the following counties in berlin caroline and queen anne's. one industry i should say generates about seven billion dollars per year in sales california as to means that it will generate about one billion dollars per year in sales so that right there is a ton of money now under this law consumers will be able to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for recreational purposes as well as grow up to six plants in their homes in addition to that people who have a doctor's note for medical use they will be allowed to
to trees and power lines locations impacted include dover cambon greensboro for going to school churchill settler's bill bowers group pearl woodside viola hardly rising sunshine liberman has would still do over base housing dover speedway in town rising sunshine confluent hope in addition to damaging winds frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with the storm moved indoors immediately remember the thunder you are close enough to be struck by lightning repeating a severe thunderstorm...