Churchill: The Nation's Farewell (2015)

Production companies : Blakeway Productions / BBC /

January 28, 2015 59m Documentary English More

User Score

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Recommendations



title：Churchill: The Nation's Farewell
status：Released
Release date： 2015
Runtime：59m
Genres： Documentary · History ·
Countries of origin：
Original Language： English ·
Director： John Hayes Fisher /
Writers： Jeremy Paxman ·
Production companies： Blakeway Productions · BBC ·
Overview：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.