The General - The Story of Charles de Gaulle

Episode 1: A King Over the Water

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Dec 2015, 06:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2015, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Miles Kington explores how General de Gaulle turned a corner of wartime London into a beacon of French freedom. From January 2002.

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2015, 06:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2015, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Miles Kington explores Charles de Gaulle's 'wilderness years' after the Second World War, and his return to public life. From January 2002.

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2015, 06:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Dec 2015, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Miles Kington explores how Charles de Gaulle's nuclear superpower vision for France clashed with younger people. From January 2002.