Churchill's bodyguard [videorecording] / Martin Productions for BBC Worldwide Ltd & UKTV History ; writer/producer, Jonathan Martin ; directed by Jonathan Martin and Philip Nugus.
Title from container. From the original writings of Walter Thompson. Narrator, Robert Powell, with the voice of Dennis Waterman as Walter Thompson. Special features: gallery of archival photos.
Contents:
v. I. Indian Nationalist Assassin. Lawrence and Walter save the day -- Nearly killed in New York -- Indian Nationalist Assassin. v. II. Surviving the blitz. Dangerous travels -- Surviving the blitz. v. III. Suicide attack in Tehran. Winston's double -- Suicide attack in Tehran. v. IV. Love him to death. The sewer bomb -- Love him to death.
Summary:
As Winston Churchill's personal bodyguard for nearly 18 years, Walter H. Thompson saw history unfold firsthand. This program puts you inside the skin of a working-class Scotland Yard detective who experienced the 20th-century's great events as both witness and participant.
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