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39. George VI
Manage episode 390029454 series 2684619
George VI (1936-52) led Britain through one of the most consequential periods in world history. His modest and undramatic style of rule in stark contrast to the controversy and drama which surrounded the short reign of his brother was required to guide Britain through the Second World War and the death of the British Empire. He was a steady hand, who overcame his own personal limitations and won the respect of the British people.
Characters
George VI - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936-52), Emperor of India (1936-47)
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936-52), Empress of India (1936-47)
Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1936), brother of GeorgeGeorge V - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1910-36), father of George
Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1901-10), grandfather of George
Victoria - Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1837-1901) and Empress of India (1876-1901), Great-grandmother of George
Mary of Teck - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1910-36), mother of George
Wallis Simpson - Wife of Edward VIII
Princess Elizabeth - elder daughter of George and Elizabeth
Princess Margaret - younger daughter of George and Elizabeth
Prince Philip - husband of Princess Elizabeth
Prime Ministers
Stanley Baldwin (1935-37)Neville Chamberlain (1937-40)
Winston Churchill (1940-45, 1951-55)
Clement Attlee (1945-51)
Aneurin Bevan - Labour Minister of Health, co-founder of the NHS
Duff Cooper - anti-appeasement Conservative politician
Alec Hardinge - Private Secretary of George VI
Lionel Logue - Australian speech therapist
Freda Dudley Ward - Edward VIII’s former mistress
Phyllis Monkman - George’s former love interest
Sheila Chisholm - George’s former mistress
Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury
Adolf Hitler - Fuhrer of Germany (1934-45)
Benito Mussolini - Dictator of Italy (1922-43)
Richard Grigg - Historian
Credits
Wenn die Soldaten
I was glad Hubert Parry
King Oliver s Jazz Band
The Planets - Jupiter - Gustav Holst
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59 episodes
Manage episode 390029454 series 2684619
George VI (1936-52) led Britain through one of the most consequential periods in world history. His modest and undramatic style of rule in stark contrast to the controversy and drama which surrounded the short reign of his brother was required to guide Britain through the Second World War and the death of the British Empire. He was a steady hand, who overcame his own personal limitations and won the respect of the British people.
Characters
George VI - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936-52), Emperor of India (1936-47)
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936-52), Empress of India (1936-47)
Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1936), brother of GeorgeGeorge V - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1910-36), father of George
Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1901-10), grandfather of George
Victoria - Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1837-1901) and Empress of India (1876-1901), Great-grandmother of George
Mary of Teck - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1910-36), mother of George
Wallis Simpson - Wife of Edward VIII
Princess Elizabeth - elder daughter of George and Elizabeth
Princess Margaret - younger daughter of George and Elizabeth
Prince Philip - husband of Princess Elizabeth
Prime Ministers
Stanley Baldwin (1935-37)Neville Chamberlain (1937-40)
Winston Churchill (1940-45, 1951-55)
Clement Attlee (1945-51)
Aneurin Bevan - Labour Minister of Health, co-founder of the NHS
Duff Cooper - anti-appeasement Conservative politician
Alec Hardinge - Private Secretary of George VI
Lionel Logue - Australian speech therapist
Freda Dudley Ward - Edward VIII’s former mistress
Phyllis Monkman - George’s former love interest
Sheila Chisholm - George’s former mistress
Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury
Adolf Hitler - Fuhrer of Germany (1934-45)
Benito Mussolini - Dictator of Italy (1922-43)
Richard Grigg - Historian
Credits
Wenn die Soldaten
I was glad Hubert Parry
King Oliver s Jazz Band
The Planets - Jupiter - Gustav Holst
Bbc_world-war-_07046171
bbc_air-raids-_07048083
bbc_bang----qu_07043166
Bbc_ships---tu_07018114
bbc_battle-of-_07008071
59 episodes
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