On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Labour's victory in the 1945 General Election, former Labour MP and political interviewer Brian Walden delivers an unscripted analysis of leader Clement Attlee.
Winston Churchill derided Attlee, his successor as Prime Minister, as a man of modest talents, a judgment with which history has tended to concur.
Walden presents a revisionist view of the man who established both the National Health Service and the Welfare State. Following Attlee's life from childhood to high office, Walden portrays him as a decisive figure, full of moral conviction, political cunningand a strong sense of social justice.
Producer David Cox