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Churchillisms: “Take This Pudding Away—It Has No Theme”
26
Apr
2024
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
“[The government] have no theme.... They have deluded the masses of their supporters in the country into believing they are about to bring into being some vast, splendid, new world. They have climbed and ensconced themselves upon the structures of Capitalism, and they are shouting to the mob below that they are going to pull them down.” —WSC, 1930
Churchill’s Travels: Fifty-six Countries, Ninety Years
22
Apr
2024
1
By PER ERIKSSON
Churchill, a grand traveler, visited at least fifty-six countries. Here are the dates of first visits and what he did and said about each. We omit places where we cannot confirm he went ashore, such as Port Said, Egypt en route India in 1896. If his remarks were addressed to anyone in particular, they are identified. The presentation is chronological by year or alphabetical within the same year. An appendix lists countries alphabetically.
Churchill General Election and By-Election Results 1899-1959
09
Apr
2024
1
By DAVE TURRELL
Churchill was the winner in fourteen out of sixteen general elections in his career, an impressive performance; his record in by-elections, two out of five, was not nearly so solid, but those losses twice led to new seats that he held for long stretches. Defeated in Manchester in 1908, he moved to Dundee, which he held for sixteen years. Starting in 1924 he represented Epping, later Woodford, without serious challenge for forty years.
Churchill in Film and Video: Part 2, Documentary Productions
12
Mar
2024
1
By GWEN THOMPSON, DAVE TURRELL AND RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Part 1 of “Churchill in Film and Video” comprised dramatizations—fiction based on Churchill’s life. Part 2 presents documentary productions. Both compilations constitute a work on progress, subject to amendment and addition. Comments or corrections are most welcome.
We have linked films available on the Internet. For others, check streaming video suppliers such as Netflix.
Churchill in Film and Video: Part 1, Dramatizations
23
Feb
2024
1
By GWEN THOMPSON, DAVE TURRELL, AND RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Churchill bio-films began well and generally of high quality for decades. Four of the all-time classics appeared early: “Young Winston” (1972), “The Wilderness Years” “The Gathering Storm” and “Jennie” (1974), and “The Wilderness Years” (1981). A long, mixed spell ensued, though there were many honorable mentions. In 2018, Garry Oldman starred in another superb production, “Darkest Hour,” proving that there is hope yet.
Video: The 20th Century: Its Promise and Realization, M.I.T., 1949
18
Dec
2023
1
By WINSTON S. CHURCHILL
“No technical knowledge can outweigh knowledge of the humanities.... Those whose minds are attracted or compelled to rigid and symmetrical systems of government should remember that logic, like science, must be the servant and not the master of man. Human beings and human societies are not structures that are built or machines that are forged. They are plants that grow and must be tended as such.”
The Churchill Day Book for 1943: Turning of the “Hinge of Fate”
17
Nov
2023
By BRADLEY P. TOLPPANEN
The year 1943 was the final turning point of the Second World War. At 69, Churchill’s schedule saw relentless activity and 147 days abroad. He worked from morning to the small hours. He met staff and advisors, read cables, correspondence, communiques, newspapers, government reports, intelligence data. He chaired meetings of numerous committees, the most important being the War Cabinet. Churchill wrote his own speeches, corresponded and met with world leaders, most importantly Stalin and Roosevelt.
The Churchill Day Book for 1935
09
Nov
2023
By WILLIAM JOHN SHEPHERD
“Never must we despair, never must we give in, but...the policy of detachment or isolation, about which we have heard so much and which in many ways is so attractive, is no longer open. If we were to turn our backs upon Europe, thereby alienating every friend, we should by disinteresting ourselves in their fate invite them to disinterest themselves in ours.” —WSC, 2 May 1935
Conclusions of the 1943-44 Bengal Famine Commission
23
Oct
2023
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
“It has been for us a sad task to inquire into the course and causes of the Bengal famine. We have been haunted by a deep sense of tragedy. A million and a half of the poor of Bengal fell victim to circumstances for which they themselves were not responsible. Society, together. with its organs, failed to protect its weaker members. Indeed, there was a moral and social breakdown, as well as an administrative breakdown.” —Commission conclusion
The Churchill Timeline: His Life and Times, 1874-1977
09
Oct
2023
The Churchill Papers: Largest Private Repository of Recent British History
18
Sep
2023
1
By MARTIN GILBERT
“Having read them all and edited most, I can only conclude that the Churchill Papers will provide in the future, as they are already doing, a rich seam of historical gold—the richest in fact outside the Government’s own National Archives, which houses Churchill’s voluminous wartime papers, as well as the papers of his four-year peacetime premiership.”
The Churchill Day Book for 1928: Other Years Welcome
27
Jul
2023