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The Archive Hour: To Win the Peace

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At the end of the war in Europe in 1945, prime minister Winston Churchill called a general election, hoping to consolidate his position in the eyes of the British people through the ballot box. However, Clement Attlee's Labour party won with a landslide majority. The BBC's former political editor, John Cole, tells the story of this Watershed election.

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Presenter:
John Cole
Producer:
Nick Utechin
Source: Radio Times

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