Winston Churchill | His Finest Hour | 3

Winston Churchill | His Finest Hour | 3

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Winston Churchill | Blood, Toil, Tears & Sweat | 4

The war is won but the nation seems far from grateful as the election of 1945 sweeps Labour into power. But the Churchill phenomenon doesn’t stop and he’s back in Number 10 in 1951 as the new Queen Elizabeth’s first prime minister. Upon his death he receives a state funeral, but ...  Show more

Charles Dickens | Hard Times | 1

A young Charles is filled with imagination and ambition, but his childhoodwith humiliation and uncertainty. His father is in and out of debtors’ prison and he is forced to sacrifice his education for a string of menial jobs to make ends meet. But he discovers he has a skill. He c ...  Show more

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