On Winston Churchill’s 150th birthday, Andrew Roberts joins Matthew D’Ancona to illuminate the life of this towering figure and share what Churchill might think of our world today.
Few historical figures in the British political landscape have been as monumental as Winston Churchill. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. But what was his life really like? And what might he make of the world today?
Churchill’s definitive biographer Andrew Roberts joins Matthew D’Ancona to illuminate Churchill in his full complexity, from his childhood to his closest relationships, to even his financial troubles. He also shares what Churchill might make of the greatest political crises we face today, from Ukraine to Gaza.