Churchill's First World WarApril 27, 2016

Drama-documentary about Winston Churchill's extraordinary experiences during the Great War, with intimate letters to his wife Clementine allowing the story to be told largely in his own words. Just 39 and at the peak of his powers running the Royal Navy, Churchill in 1914 dreamt of Napoleonic glory, but suffered a catastrophic fall into disgrace and humiliation over the Dardanelles disaster. The film follows his road to redemption, beginning in the trenches of Flanders in 1916, revealing how he became the 'godfather' of the tank and his forgotten contribution to final victory in 1918 as Minister of Munitions. (From the UK) (Documentary) PG CC

Churchill's First World War was broadcast on SBS ONE at Wednesday 27 April 2016, 19:00. This episode was initially placed on Friday 1 August 2014.