talks to Robert McKenzie about his memoirs
Riding the Storm 1956-1959
In 1955 Harold Macmillan was in turn Minister of Defence, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer. In January 57, at what he calls ' a pretty rough time.' after Suez and the resignation of Sir Anthony Eden he became Prime Minister.
' What was called unflappabilily - if they only knew how one's inside was flapping, they wouldn'have said that.'
(A version specially edited for radio from the film made for BBCtv, to be shown tomorrow evening on BBC1 at 9.50)