On May 10, 1940, a signal flashed: 'Winnie is back.'
As heard by us
Churchill comes through in wartime broadcast form, ceremonial and forceful, with history kept front and center.
This piece treats Winston Churchill with the reserve of wartime radio, and that suits it. Produced in 1954 for his 80th birthday, it keeps its focus on public duty: the second stint as prime minister, the wartime authority, and the Atlantic Charter meeting with Roosevelt.
Why you'd press play
Hear Churchill through vintage wartime radio, with Roosevelt and the Atlantic Charter in the mix.
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