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Walden on Heroes

Episode 1: Winston Churchill

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Former MP and interviewer Brian Walden explores the concept of the hero, contrasting the idealistic picture of Churchill as the stoical wartime leader with that of a callous, arrogant and obsessive man whose desperation to cling to power precipitated Britain's post-war decline. Show less

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Brian Walden

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