Independent Minds: Winston Churchill -- Into the Storm

From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Independent Minds
Length: 57:29

Winston Churchill -- known for powerful prose, undaunted persistence, and uncompromising ideals -- led Britain against all odds, to overcome the Nazi's mighty military and its stranglehold on Europe. Read the full description.

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Independent Minds: Into the Storm follows Churchill into World War II -- from his appointment as Prime Minister through the victory of the Allies to his defeat at the hands of a grateful nation.

Join host David D’Arcy with historians, John Keegan, John Lukacs; journalists Michael Lind, Gretchen Rubin, actor Brendan Gleeson, screenwriter Hugh Whitemore and politico Patrick Buchanan. Laced with Churchill’s original speeches, newsreels, newscasts, and dramatic sequences from the new HBO Churchill film, Independent Minds: Into the Storm captures the sweep and irony of history. Engaging anytime. Perfect for broadcast on Memorial Day Weekend.

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Independent Minds: Into the Storm follows Churchill into World War II -- from his appointment as Prime Minister through the victory of the Allies to his defeat at the hands of a grateful nation.

Join host David D’Arcy with historians, John Keegan, John Lukacs; journalists Michael Lind, Gretchen Rubin, actor Brendan Gleeson, screenwriter Hugh Whitemore and politico Patrick Buchanan. Laced with Churchill’s original speeches, newsreels, newscasts, and dramatic sequences from the new HBO Churchill film, Independent Minds: Into the Storm captures the sweep and irony of history. Engaging anytime. Perfect for broadcast on Memorial Day Weekend.

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Independent Minds: Winston Churchill-- Into the Storm

Announcer:
Production support for Independent Minds comes from HBO, presenting "Winston Churchill - Into the Storm” on May 31st.

JOHN KEEGAN:
He was what the British call a card…he was a bit of an actor and a bit of an exaggerator and that he, he went a bit further than common sense. I think that it amused them, but at the same time it convinced them.

Music: Hanson Symphony #2 top of 3rd mvmt

HUGH WHITEMORE:
He was, sort of, an every man. A man of energy. A man of insight, an artist, a writer, a politician, a soldier.

HUGH WHITEMORE:
The first question that Roosevelt asked about Churchill was: Who writes his speeches?

PATRICK BUCHANAN:
I think Winston Churchill was a radical. I think his foreign policy views were, some of them were reactionary, with regard to India, some of his views were radical. But, if you ar...
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Timing and Cues

segment 1 (16:29)The unpromising career
segment 2 (:59) music cover for :60 ID
segment 3 (20:29)The leader, the speechmaker
segment 4 (:59) music cover for :60 ID
segment 5 (18:29)Churchill after the War