{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69206d2c087c4173ab6a8c1f/6a7e6e88049c692a6b1fcf19?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Series 12: Churchill and Lloyd George - Rivals for Greatness Ep 4","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69206d2c087c4173ab6a8c1f/1786673140776-968aca64-70d1-46b0-a10b-52deb0b1c17c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>When Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914,  Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George occupied critical posts in government.</p><p><br></p><p>Churchill stood at the head of the world's greatest navy.  Lloyd George was responsible for Britain's wartime economy.</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore the actions - and interactions - of the two men as they tried to shape wartime events.  Years when the energetic Churchill would suddenly appear from nowwhere with another proposal,  like \"the swish of the torpedo\",  according to Lloyd George.</p>","author_name":"Prof. Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter"}