Introduction

The Complete Churchill is a four-part documentary series presented by Martin Gilbert, chronicling the life of Winston Churchill with newsreel clips, archival film footage and interviews with his family and others.

Outline

The first episode surveys Winston Churchill’s early life through his schooling, the Boer Wars, the First World War, and his lecture tour in America.

The second and third episodes focus on the life of Winston Churchill during World War II.

And the fourth and final episode focuses on the life of Winston Churchill after the war, as he faces political defeat, re-election and is knighted by the Queen.

Trivia

Martin Gilbert spent 25 years researching and writing about the life of Churchill to present the first complete television biography of Britain’s wartime leader.

The Complete Churchill Series

• Episode 01: The Maverick Politician.
• Episode 02: To Conquer or To Die.
• Episode 03: Beginning of the End.
• Episode 04: Never Despair.

Production & Filming Details

• Presenter(s): Martin Gilbert.
• Director(s): Marisa Appugliesi.
• Producer(s): Jeremy Bennett and Marisa Appugliesi.
• Writer(s): Martin Gilbert.
• Music: Richard Holmes.
• Editor(s): Graham Shipham and Stuart De Jong.
• Production: BBC Entertainment, A+E Networks, and Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC).
• Distributor(s): BBC.
• Release Date: 15 January 1992 to 05 February 1992.
• Running Time: 50 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.