Churchill: The Finest Half Hour

Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter discuss the reaction to the fall of France in June 1940 - and how Winston Churchill responded with what would become one of the most momentous speeches in modern history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The extraordinary story of how Churchill threw his weight behind a last-ditch attempt to keep France in the war against the Nazis - by joining the British and French nations together to form the "Franco-British Union". And the story of how this daring plan crashed and burned... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's early June 1940. Though the Nazi invasion of France continues to progress at speed, Winston Churchill remains determined to keep France in the war. Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter discuss whether, when Churchill said "We shall never surrender", he was actually referring to Britain and France. And they explore Churchill's frantic efforts to sustain morale within the French govern...

Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore the context and the impact of what's become one of most famous speeches in modern history. When despite weeks of military setbacks, Winston Churchill pledged that Britain would never give in to Hitler. But when Churchill said "We shall never surrender", did "We" actually mean Britain and France? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

As the Allied armies fight for survival in France, Winston Churchill faces a battle inside his own Cabinet. Because the Foreign Secretary wants to explore what peace terms the Nazis might offer... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore the drama of Churchill's first days as Prime Minister - dominated by the shock German invasion of western Europe and military disaster for the Allies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second episode of this new podcast on the dramatic life of WInston Churchill, Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore the military and political crises which propelled Winston Churchill into office as Britain's Prime Minister. How was it that a disastrous operation against the Nazis in Norway came to benefit Churchill, when as the minister in charge of the Royal Navy, he bore...

In this new podcast, international experts Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore the career of a giant of 20th century history - British Prime Minister and statesman Sir Winston Churchill. The podcast dives straight into the most momentous years in Churchill's long and dramatic life, beginning with the outbreak of war with Nazi Germany in September 1939, an event which saw Churchil...

Introducing a new podcast exploring the life of one of the most extraordinary men of modern history, Winston Spencer Churchill. Britain's Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter from the US provide an appropriately transatlantic perspective on the life of the man voted the Greatest Briton - but who was actually half-American. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.