Churchill Lecture Series 2007-2008

The History Channel and the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms invite you to a series of lectures on Sir Winston Churchill and his leadership during the Second World War.

These lectures, which run from October 2007 until May 2008, are presented by some of the world’s leading authorities on Churchill. They take place within the remarkable and historic setting of the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms.

LECTURE DETAILS

Dr Piers Brendon, John Campbell, Richard Toye

Churchill/Lloyd George Colloquium

12 February 2008

Dr Piers Brendon chairs a colloquium on the merits of David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill, centring on their relative claims to greatness as war leaders. John Campbell (author of If Love Were All… The Story of Frances Stevenson and David Lloyd George) argues the case for David Lloyd George and Richard Toye (author of Lloyd George and Churchill: Rivals for Greatness) speaks on behalf of Churchill.

Terry Charman

Churchill and Nazi Propaganda

13 March 2008

Terry Charman is a historian at the Imperial War Museum London with a special interest in both Nazi Germany and propaganda. Whilst a student at the University of Reading he interviewed Hitler's architect and armaments minister Albert Speer, and in 1989 published The German Home Front 1939-1945. This lecture explores how Churchill was depicted in German wartime propaganda and how the Nazi leadership viewed him. The talk includes actual wartime film and sound recordings.

Graham Stewart

Churchill and Chamberlain 1939-40: Phoney War, Genuine Allies?

9 April 2008

Graham Stewart, Past Notes weekly Times columnist and internationally acclaimed author, gives this insightful lecture. He looks at the state of the working relationship not only during the Phoney War but also after Churchill replaced Chamberlain as Prime Minister in May 1940. Having opposed each other so vigorously over appeasement, how well did Chamberlain and Churchill cooperate while in the War Cabinet together? This lecture highlights the extent to which they put aside their past differences and cooperated on a common strategy.

William Van den Heuvel

Churchill and FDR

6 May 2008

William Vanden Heuvel, Founder and Chair Emeritus of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, gives this lecture about the special relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt. He considers how to be effective the relationship between a Prime Minister and a President requires trust, integrity, mutual respect and a shared purpose, which Churchill and Roosevelt are credited with having successfully established. Vanden Heuvel argues that their association helped transform the world, and gives us a unique insight into its origins, nature and relevance today.

To book your place at one of the lectures call 020 7766 0155 or visit www.iwm.org.uk/cabinet

The Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms

Shortly after becoming Prime Minister in May 1940, Winston Churchill visited the Cabinet War Rooms to see for himself what preparations had been made to allow him and his War Cabinet to continue working throughout the expected air raids on London. It was there, in the underground Cabinet Room, he announced ‘This is the room from which I will direct the war’.

The Churchill Museum, the world’s first major museum dedicated to the life of Winston Churchill, is a permanent exhibition housed within the unique setting of the historic Cabinet War Rooms. Entry tickets will admit visitors to both the Cabinet War Rooms and the Churchill Museum.