by Harry Wenlock | Jun 5, 2026 | Activism
The fog machines were already running by the time Francesca Finch arrived on set. Bicester Airfield had been transformed along one strip into a fragment of 1940s Britain with carriages, horses, trailers dressed as period vehicles, extras wrapped in heavy knitted wool...
by Max Newman | May 29, 2026 | Latest, Leaders, Top Story, War
Head of the Churchill Archives, Allen Packwood OBE, discusses the reason films about Winston Churchill avoid his controversies. Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War II, is often celebrated as a ‘bulldog warrior,’ with many lauding his strong...
by Max Newman | May 27, 2026 | Latest, Leaders, War
Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, Allen Packwood OBE, explained why Winston Churchill was the subject of two different biopics in 2017. The films Darkest Hour and Churchill centre on Winston Churchill and his military actions amidst pressure from his British...
