August 2022 - Page 2 of 2 - Richard M. Langworth

Robert Hardy in Susskind’s “Churchill.” (PBS).

“Leaders: Churchill,” with Robert Hardy (1986)

17 August 2022 Comments 1 Comment

With all its flaws and inaccuracies, the performance brings out Churchill's greatest characteristic. That was his essential humanity, which made him so different from other leaders past and present. James Humes noted another quality. "Churchill told his audiences what he wanted them to hear." And Sir John Gielgud closes with words to remember. "Churchill was as ordinary as any of us—and as extraordinary as any of us can hope to be."

“Why Hasn’t Gandhi Died Yet?” Another Churchill Non-quotation

9 August 2022 Comments 0 Comments

Wavell did write this, but it was not a quote—and fairly peevish itself. Why don’t the critics publish what Churchill actually said? Here it is: "Surely Mr. Gandhi has made a most remarkable recovery, as he is already able to take an active part in politics. How does this square with the medical reports upon which his release on grounds of ill-health was agreed to by us? In one of these we were told that he would not be able to take any part in politics again."

Great Churchillians: Antoine Capet

6 August 2022 Comments 0 Comments

Antoine Capet brought his quality of cheery pedantry to every subject under the sun, and we will vastly miss his skillful advice, always delivered in the politest terms without the slightest hint of rebuke. Combined with his comprehensive knowledge of the Churchill saga, those are rare qualities. We miss him already, for he has left an unfillable hole among the friends who loved him.