4320 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/18130 en-us © 2009 Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/resources/files/programs/100x100/18130.jpg http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/18130 100 100 Celia Sandys begins her pursuit of the enigmatic private life of Winston Churchill at Sandhurst Military Academy, which he left in 1894 and began a journey in search of adventure and danger to gain the adulation he craved. After a brief visit to New York, Sandys visits the battlefields of the Cuban uprising of 1895, where Churchill nearly died, and South Africa, where, after an amazing tale of capture and escape, he finally found the fame that brought him public acclaim. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/18130-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/18130-101/rss Mon, 28 Dec 09 03:00:00 -0700 Churchill fell in love with the United States of America, the land of his mother's birth, during his first visit there in 1894. It was an unlikely match, but it endured, culminating in the special relationship between him and President Roosevelt, which was the bedrock of Allied victory during the Second World War. During this middle period of his life, Sandys focuses on Churchill's growing gift with words and his deepening passion for painting, both of which help illustrate the inner man. Sandys travels extensively throughout the United States and to Egypt, which seemed to lure Churchill to the banks of the Nile at crucial moments in his life. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/18130-102/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/18130-102/rss Tue, 29 Dec 09 03:00:00 -0700 In this, the third chapter of Churchill's life, Sandys travels to Morocco and to the South of France in search of those places that gave Churchill particular pleasure. He called Morocco, especially Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains, "the most beautiful place on earth." Here, even during the turmoil of the Second World War, he found time to travel with Roosevelt and indulge his favorite relaxation - painting. Towards the end of his life, travel, friends and the solace he found in painting and writing became more and more important to him. As the series comes to its conclusion in the beautiful setting of the Cote d'Azur, Sandys reflects on the life of the man she knew: a life that began on the battlefields of the world, blossomed through remarkable qualities of leadership and inspiration, but then began to fade into the melancholy of old age. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/18130-103/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/18130-103/rss Wed, 30 Dec 09 03:00:00 -0700