Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981 NR 1h 00m 8.5

The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Down and Out

1. Down and Out

Aired: Sep 6, 1981

When the Tories lose their majority in Parliament, Winston loses his spot in ...

Episode 2 Politics Are Foul

2. Politics Are Foul

Aired: Sep 13, 1981

Churchill's views on the Indian question bring him into conflict with his own...

Episode 3 In High Places

3. In High Places

Aired: Sep 20, 1981

Churchill takes a European trip to visit famous battlefields and hopes to mee...

Episode 4 A Menace in the House

4. A Menace in the House

Aired: Sep 27, 1981

Churchill asks the House to institute a committee to investigate the interfer...

Episode 5 The Flying Peril

5. The Flying Peril

Aired: Oct 4, 1981

Churchill sounds the alarm in the House of Commons that Germany is re-arming ...

Episode 6 His Own Funeral

6. His Own Funeral

Aired: Oct 11, 1981

George V dies. Churchill continues to rail against the government's failure t...

Episode 8 What Price Churchill?

8. What Price Churchill?

Aired: Oct 25, 1981

Churchill's warnings come true as Hitler seizes Czechoslovakia and attacks Po...

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Current Status: Ended

Genres: Drama, War, History, Biography