Sir John Colville interview
- Title
- Sir John Colville interview
- Date
- 1985
- Description
- Mike Matthews talks to Sir John Colville, personal private secretary to Sir Winston Churchill during the last war. Sir John discusses the early days of the war when he worked for Chamberlain... the difference Churchill made to the war effort when he took over...Churchills shock at the collapse of France...what stopped Hitler invading Britain in 1940...wartime Cabinet meetings ... his personal relationship with Churchill...his experience as a fighter pilot and his attitude to killing...his family life... his opinion of Roosevelt, Stalin and De Gaulle and Churchills reaction to losing the post-war election.
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- Duration
- 00:51:34
- Genre
- Interview
- Radio station
- Radio 210
- Place of publication
- Reading
- Language
- English
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Technical information
- Stereo
Credits
- Cast
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ILR Sharing, "Sir John Colville interview". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ilrsharing/search/index.php/segment/1950 (Accessed 26 Apr 2025)