Continuing the second programme, begun last Monday, in the series re-examining what have been called the ' missed opportunities ' of Britain's European diplomacy during the 20 years or so since the Second World War. written and presented by Michael Charlton
Tonight he unravels the arguments of the late
1940s which divided Bevin from Churchill and led Britain to stand back from a determining role in shaping European integration, an objective which came to enjoy the radical support of the Americans.