This film covers the extraordinary life and great speeches of Winston Churchill that include the words: "We shall never surrender," "blood, toil, tears, and sweat," "This was their finest hour." "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few," "the end of the beginning." Churchill's life and speeches were an inspiration during a time when the world needed it most.

Winston Churchill was a soldier, a politician, a painter and an author. As Prime Minister of Great Britain, he provided strong, moral leadership during the dark days of World War II. With his "never surrender" attitude, he became one of the most loved and revered men the world has ever known.

Churchill, a name typically associated with braveness and altruism. Recently found evidence from Soviet and British sources however brings up questions about Churchill's doings in the conferences of Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. Why did he agree to give Stalin large parts of Poland? The story of two world leaders in times of war - it is also the story of Poland.

Following the recent 50th anniversary of Churchill's death, Andrew Marr discovers the untold story of Winston Churchill's lifelong love for painting. He meets the PM's descendants and explores the connections between his private passion for painting and his public career as politician and statesman.