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Churchill's People

Churchill's People is a British anthology series based on A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies. 26 episodes were produced by the BBC and initially broadcast from 30 December 1974 to 23 June 1975.
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Series 1

6Episodes
  • Pritan
    PritanE1 · 1974-12-30

    43 AD: Lucius is one of several Roman spies sent into the offshore island of Pritan, quietly to study the ground before plans for the invasion by Emperor Claudius.

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  • The Lost Island
    The Lost IslandE2 · 1975-01-06

    400 AD: Among the splendours of his palace at Eboricum (York), Roman British governor Tiberius Claudius broods on what he believes to be the end of the civilised world.

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  • The Coming of the Cross
    The Coming of the CrossE3 · 1975-01-13

    654 AD: Two powerful adversaries face each other - Penda, pagan king of Mercia, and Oswy, Christian king of Northumbria.

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  • The Great Alfred
    The Great AlfredE4 · 1975-01-20

    878 AD: King Alfred has suffered another defeat from the Danes and escapes through the Athelrey swamps to the safety of Odda's Hall. Disguised as a minstrel, Alfred enters the headquarters of the Viking invaders but his conversation with Chieftain Guthrum unsettles the Danes.

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  • The Saxon Dusk
    The Saxon DuskE5 · 1975-01-27

    1042: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, summons Edward from out of his exile in Normandy to wear the Crown of England. But the apparent security of Godwin's Anglo-Saxan policies is disrupted by Edward's partiality for a French connection and Rome-orientated religious tendencies.

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  • The Conquerors
    The ConquerorsE6 · 1975-02-03

    1066-1070: Forest laws bring about a climax between the Saxons and the Normans.

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