Dimensions
142 x 125 x 11mm
In series 1: Robert Walpole, the first PM; Lord North, the PM who lost America; Robert Peel (inventor of police force); Lord Palmerston who dominated mid-Victorian politics; Benjamin Disraeli, Britain's first Jewish-born PM; David Lloyd George, became presidential-style PM in WW1 and split the Liberal Party; Stanley Baldwin, first PM to master radio broadcasting; Clement Attlee, without charisma but who created the modern welfare state.
Nick Robinson is a highly respected household name which lends authority to the accuracy and insights of these 8 miniature sound portraits. He gives a lightning sketch of each subject's personality, and explains their significance in British history, using quotations from their contemporaries and modern historians' opinions, as well as contributing his own insights.
