WHEN WINSTON CHURCHILL DIED IN 1965 HIS STATE FUNERAL BROUGHT LONDON TO A STANDSTILL.

When Winston Churchill died in 1965, his State Funeral brought London to a standstill. So who was this man who held such a special place in Britains heart? How did a man responsible for some of historys greatest military disasters become the hero of the British people and the only man who could lead them through the war? We examine the life of Winston Churchill: its successes and its failures before and during World War 2, through to the contradictory final chapters of his political career.