Taking place during World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A true story about a secret British World War II organization; the Special Operations Executive. Founded by Winston Churchill, their irregular warfare against the Germans helped to change the course of the war, and gave birth to modern black operations.

Drama ambientado en 1940, cuando Winston Churchill se convierte en primer ministro británico en un momento realmente crucial de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pues los nazis avanzan imparables conquistando prácticamente la totalidad del continente europeo y amenazando con una invasión a Inglaterra. Churchill deberá entonces explorar la posibilidad de un tratado de paz con Alemania, o ser fiel a sus ideales y luchar por la liberación de Europa.

El duque de York se convirtió en rey de Inglaterra con el nombre de Jorge VI (1936-1952), tras la abdicación de su hermano mayor, Eduardo VIII. Su tartamudez, que constituía un gran inconveniente para el ejercicio de sus funciones, lo llevó a buscar la ayuda de Lionel Logue, un experto logopeda que intentó, empleando una serie de técnicas poco ortodoxas, eliminar este defecto en el habla del monarca.

En 1943, en plena II Guerra Mundial, un comando alemán formado por 16 paracaidistas planea secuestrar al primer ministro inglés, Winston Churchill, durante su estancia en un pueblo del condado de Norfolk. La misión le ha sido encomendada al Coronel Steiner, cuya sentencia de muerte por su oposición al genocidio judío ha sido suspendida, y al irlandés Liam Davlin. Los paracaidistas aterrizan en Inglaterra y se dirigen hacia el pueblo disfrazados con uniformes polacos. Todo transcurre según lo previsto; sólo queda aguardar la llegada de Churchill.

El Primer Ministro Winston Churchill tuvo que tomar una importante decisión en las tensas 48 horas previas al desembarco de Normandía en 1944. Durante la delicada situación se vio obligado a enfrentarse con sus generales y los aliados norteamericanos antes del momento que se convertiría en el punto de inflexión de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.

This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.

Cuando Winston Churchill era niño, sus padres estaban tan volcados en sus respectivas actividades que no le prestaron apenas atención alguna. Siguiendo los deseos de su padre, un prestigioso político conservador (tory), se alistó en el ejército y participó en la guerra anglo-bóer (1899-1902), donde estuvo a punto de morir. Terminada la contienda, se dedicó a la política hasta el fin de sus días.

Two soldiers are thrown together and make their way through German-occupied Dunkirk. After several agonising close calls they make it within sight of safety. A split second decision gives only one of them a chance at survival.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.

Winston Churchill, one of the most revered men of the twentieth century. Adolf Hitler, one of the most hated leaders in contemporary history. Between 1940 and 1945, these two enormously contradictory personalities faced each other in both politics and war. A clash of giants whose story begins in the trenches of the World War I and ends with the debacle of the World War II.

Confronted with death, National Health Service founder Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Winston Churchill.

The complicated relationship between Winston Churchill and the leaders of the British army during World War II.

On the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death, Jeremy Paxman tells the story of the send-off which Britain gave to the man who led the country to victory in the Second World War. More than a million people came to line the streets of London on the freezing day in late January to pay their respects as his coffin was taken from the lying-in-state at Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral. Millions more watched the state funeral on television. Churchill was the only commoner in the twentieth century to receive the honour of such a magnificent ceremony.

This landmark documentary film by Paul Elston tells the incredible story of how it was the British who gave the Japanese the knowhow to take out Pearl Harbor and capture Singapore in the World War 2. For 19 years before the fall of Singapore in 1942 to the Japanese, British officers were spying for Japan. Worse still, the Japanese had infiltrated the very heart of the British establishment - through a mole who was a peer of the realm known to Churchill himself.

The background to, events of and consequences of the Battle of Mers-El-Kebir on 3 July 1940. In that battle, Royal Navy ships fired on the French Fleet in order to prevent it from falling into German hands. A French battleship was sunk and several other ships damaged. Nearly 1,300 French sailors were killed.

Coverage of the Siege of Sidney Street, 3 January 1911, including film of Winston Churchill witnessing the events.