Creating Churchill offers a fresh perspective on the life and legacy of the soldier, writer, and war leader Winston Churchill. As we approach the 150th anniversary of his birth on 30th November, 2024, this podcast invites listeners to look beyond the now familiar bulldog image and rediscover the real Churchill, his strengths and his weaknesses, through the eyes of contemporaries he collaborated or clashed with.
 
Join Cambridge University historian David Reynolds and documentary producer Russell Barnes as they explore how Churchill’s extraordinary career and personality were shaped by relationships with the key figures in his life: friends, rivals, enemies and family.
 
In this episode: Winston Churchill's relationship with the leader of Britain's closest ally during World War Two, the American president, Franklin Roosevelt, and what it reveals about Churchill's political skills and also about his very human side. 
 
 
Creating Churchill draws on David Reynolds’ book
Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him,
published by HarperCollins in the UK:

https://williamcollinsbooks.co.uk/products/mirrors-of-greatness-churchill-and-the-leaders-who-shaped-him-david-reynolds-9780008439910/
 
And Basic Books in the USA:
 
https://hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-reynolds/mirrors-of-greatness/9781541620209/ 
 







 






Produced and edited by Russell Barnes.
Music by Rich Farnsworth.
Digital marketing by Lee Mann.
Sound engineering by Andrew Chappell.
Hosted by Podbean.
 
Creating Churchill is a ClearStory ‘Creating History’ production.
www.clearstory.co.uk
 
Follow the show on X or Instagram at @Creating_Hist
 
Send your comments, voice notes and questions to [email protected]
 
 

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