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The Churchills

2012
1 season
3 episodes
Documentary

The Churchills is a 2012 documentary in three parts written and presented by David Starkey tells the story of two great war leaders Winston Churchill and his ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and the striking similarities in their lives.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Choice

    26-07-2012

    The first programme in the series tells the story of how Winston Churchill came to write Marlborough, his million-word biography of his ancestor John Churchill. The first volume d...

  • Ep 2

    2.The March to War

    02-08-2012

    Dr David Starkey shows how Winston Churchill's biography of his ancestor John Churchill - which was also serialised in the Sunday Times - changed the way Winston was seen by the pu...

  • Ep 3

    3.Grand Strategies

    09-08-2012

    The final programme in the series shows how Winston Churchill drew on the lessons of John Churchill to fight World War II. At two key moments in particular, Winston's strategic se...

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