Young Winston
Historical drama chronicling the early life of Winston Churchill. The story moves from Churchill's childhood at boarding school to his time as a foreign correspondent in South Africa, and culminates in his attempts to follow his father into politics.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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01:02Edward Elgar
Nimrod (No.IX of The 'Enigma' Variations
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01:03Arturo Toscanini, Nbc Symphony Orchestra
Variations On An Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations": Variation IX. Adagio "Nimrod"
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02:14Celeste
Try To Remember
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Winston Churchill | Simon Ward |
| Lord Randolph Churchill | Robert Shaw |
| Lady Jennie Churchill | Anne Bancroft |
| General Kitchener | John Mills |
| Mr Welldon | Jack Hawkins |
| George E Buckle | Ian Holm |
| General Bindon Blood | Patrick Magee |
| Captain Aylmer Haldane | Edward Woodward |
| David Lloyd George | Anthony Hopkins |
| Director | Richard Attenborough |
| Captain, 35th Sikhs | Peter Cellier |
| Adjutant, 35th Sikhs | Ronald Hines |
| Mrs Everest | Pat Heywood |
| Lord Salisbury | Laurence Naismith |
| Joseph Chamberlain | Basil Dignam |
| Headmaster | Robert Hardy |
| Officer on Train | James Cosmo |
| Party Chairman | Norman Bird |
| Howard | John Woodvine |
| Prince of Wales | Reginald Marsh |
| Major Finn | Thorley Walters |
| Barnsby | James Cossins |
| Pamela Plowden | Jane Seymour |
| Dewsnap | Norman Rossington |
| Brockie | Maurice Roeves |
| Captain Weaver | Dinsdale Landen |
| Butcher | Colin Blakely |
| Sikh Soldier | Dino Shafeek |
| Writer | Carl Foreman |
| Producer | Carl Foreman |
Broadcasts
- Sat 10 May 2008 16:45±«Óãtv Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 10 May 2008 17:15±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sat 6 Feb 2010 14:15±«Óãtv Two Scotland & England only
Sun 28 Jul 2013 21:20- Sat 3 May 2014 14:10±«Óãtv Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
- Sat 6 Sep 2014 13:40±«Óãtv Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 30 Jan 2015 15:00±«Óãtv Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 30 Dec 2018 12:15±«Óãtv Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
±«Óãtv History: Winston Churchill
The British prime minister who led the country to victory against Nazi Germany.