Aired: Oct 8, 2003 The first hour tells the story of Churchill's early life — his aristocratic b...
Churchill
Season 1 Episode 3: The Last Prize
The final hour, "The Last Prize," opens with Churchill's trip to the Normandy beaches in June, 1944. When victory in Europe finally came, Churchill led the celebrations, but in private, he brooded about the dangers of Stalin and communism. Two months later, he lost an election. To his family and close staff he admitted his bitter hurt at the ingratitude of the British nation. He returned to contest the 1951 election, pledging to lead Britain in the post-war age and determined t...
