Anyone reading this knows where they were on 9/11/01. A diminishing number
remember where they were on 1/30/65—the day we said farewell to Winston
Churchill.
For me it was a life-changing experience. Suddenly, unforgettably, on my
flickering, black and white TV screen in Staten Island,
Very often the eagles have been squalled down by the parrots. —Churchill,
House of Commons, 18 January 1945
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29701767
This is such a rote performance, all too typical. First, they tee up
Churchill as the savior of 1940. Then they tear him down with the
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Great Man's death today, many will be
looking for archival footage of the events that took place this day, and week,
in 1965.
The BBC Archives have created the best online resource of archival footage
relating to Churchill's death and funeral. Videos
