1: North Africa
'I had a feeling that this was the most historic moment my life was likely to have'. in January 1943
Harold Macmillan , mp was sent to North Africa by Prime
Minister Winston Churchill to take up the new post of Minister Resident - a politician at the heart of events which were to shape the future of the Mediterranean. In the first of three programmes based on his recently published War Diaries, Harold Macmillan , now Lord Stockton, talks to Ludovic Kennedy.
He describes his first 'chilly' meeting with Eisenhower, assesses De Gaulle , and describes the behaviour of General Alexander during the crucial battle for Tunis. Video cameramen TONY POOLE , DOUGLAS PUDDIFOOT
Research ELLY BEINTEMA Producer NICK WELLS
(Part 2, Italy and Greece, tomorrow
11.15 pm)