@mgteves That is the great Sir Derek Jacobi. I cant believe anyone who is anyone could be ignorant of this great legend who stands as the Lawrence Olivier of our time.
Stanley Baldwin was a good politician. He remembered only too well the horrors of the First World War and did everything he could to stop Europe running headlong into another ruinous war. But unlike Chamberlain, he knew his limitations and had no delusions of grandeur.
@swanseajackthe3rd "...Did everything to stop Europe running headlong into another ruinous war." Rubbish. He might have rearmed, running the risk of getting canned in any election after 1931. Or do you mean that because war didn't break out for 2 years after Baldwin quit that he was justified? Bah. Better to examine the nation Baldwin took on in 1923, when he first became PM, and then compare it to what he left Chamberlain in 1937. Baldwin fails that test, though not so badly as Chamberlain.
"It says pulmonary hemmorage on the death certificate..."
Yeah right.
It was commonly believed, even by Churchill himself that Wigram committed suicide because of the intense stress and depression he was under.
Shangas 3 months ago
Dereck Jacobi!!!! What a superb actor. Claudius, The Master, Alan Turing etc: etc.
grahamsmith1907 10 months ago 4
@grahamsmith1907 I think Derek Jacobi's master was even better than John Simm's
JackieJossaFan 9 months ago
the actor cast as the PM here is cast as the Archbishop in THE KING's SPEECH
mgteves 1 year ago
@mgteves That is the great Sir Derek Jacobi. I cant believe anyone who is anyone could be ignorant of this great legend who stands as the Lawrence Olivier of our time.
edthewise 11 months ago
Stanley Baldwin was a good politician. He remembered only too well the horrors of the First World War and did everything he could to stop Europe running headlong into another ruinous war. But unlike Chamberlain, he knew his limitations and had no delusions of grandeur.
swanseajackthe3rd 1 year ago 2
@swanseajackthe3rd "...Did everything to stop Europe running headlong into another ruinous war." Rubbish. He might have rearmed, running the risk of getting canned in any election after 1931. Or do you mean that because war didn't break out for 2 years after Baldwin quit that he was justified? Bah. Better to examine the nation Baldwin took on in 1923, when he first became PM, and then compare it to what he left Chamberlain in 1937. Baldwin fails that test, though not so badly as Chamberlain.
leoamery 1 year ago 3
"Destiny commands we must obey." That is so true in Every aspect of our lives. It isn't about what we want. It is about what our Destiny is.
1958louief 1 year ago
superb! many thanks for uploading these
Cadmuss 1 year ago