Greetings-- I'm wondering if any fellow Churchillians have seen the three-part documentary *Churchill, *narrated by Sir Ian McKellen? It was shown on my local PBS channel the past three Sundays. It featured interviews with family members (Mary, Lady Soames, grandson Winston S. Churchill, and granddaughter Celia Sandys), colleagues (Anthony Montague Browne, Evan Davies), and descendants of colleagues (Lloyd George's great-grandson). I noticed it was done back in 2003.
I thought it was *very *well done. The person who read Churchill's words was marvelous. It was like the great man had come back to life!! I must confess that I was very sad at the end, watching Churchill's physical decline. There was wonderful clear footage of the funeral procession from Parliament up through Whitehall. And when St Paul's Cathedral choir was singing *The Battle Hymn of the Republic, *I 'lost it'...and the tears really flowed during the procession on the River Thames, as the dock cranes were lowered in tribute. I live not far from where Churchill's American grandfather, Leonard Jerome, was born and raised. And that's a real honor to me. What are your thoughts on this documentary? Thanks. Patricia Finnegan [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
