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The 20th Century Remembered

on BBC Two England

In the second of three programmes Lord Boothby talks to Andrew Boyle about the lead-up to the Second World War, his time in the political wilderness as an antiappeaser during the Chamberlain era, his secret mission on the outbreak of war to secure much-needed weapons for the British Army and the 'Czech Gold Affair' which nearly ended his political life.

Contributors

Interviewee:
Lord Boothby
Interviewer:
Andrew Boyle
Picture research:
Valerie Smith
Film editor:
Alan Martin
Producer:
John Walker

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