AA Gill on Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Great Lives - A podcast by BBC Radio 4

The writer and critic AA Gill nominates Neville Chamberlain as his great life. But, his choice is someone who is regarded as one of the worst Prime Ministers Britain ever had. Chamberlain, is someone entrenched in popular legend, as the man who failed to stand up to Hitler. So will AA Gill's choice stand up to the scrutiny and will he be able to convince presenter Matthew Parris that this was a great life. To help tell the story of Neville Chamberlain they are joined by Stuart Ball, Professor of Modern British History at the University of Leicester. The producer is Perminder Khatkar.

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