1. The Rejection
2. Mr Churchill and Mr Attlee
3. The Beveridge Report
4. Public Opinion
5. The Soldiers' Election
6. Appealing to Women
7. The Labour Manifesto
8. Healthcare for All
9. Churchill's 'Gestapo' Broadcast
10. India and Empire
11. Homes for Heroes
12. Art, War and Propaganda
13. From Yalta to Potsdam
14. United Nations
15. Debt to America
16. The Result
17. A New Jerusalem?
18. Churchill: Lion in Winter
19. Post-postwar
20. What if?
John Kerry
Diane Abbott
Malcolm Rifkind
Steve Baker
4 June 2025
3 minutes
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David Runciman tells the story of one of the biggest shocks in British parliamentary history: the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age. Listen on BBC Sounds from Monday 9 Jun 2025
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