Creating Churchill

About Creating Churchill

How do you fight a war in partnership with leaders who are also your rivals?  In a new season, Allied by War, historian David Reynolds and producer Russell Barnes explore the uneasy Second World War alliance of Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt, the bargains behind victory and the consequences still shaping our world. A new 13-part series from Creating History. Follow Creating History for new episodes from 13th October 2026. Allied by War is hosted by David Reynolds and Russell Barnes. Original music by Rich Farnsworth. Sound production by Andrew Chappell. Studio facilities by Storm Post. A ClearStory production. www.clearstory.co.uk

Publisher

ClearStory

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2024

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Allied by War: CHURCHILL'S SOFT UNDERBELLY

   Britain’s familiar war story jumps from Churchill’s finest hour to D-Day. But what happened in between? As Singapore and Tobruk fall in 1942, the prime minister faces humiliation on the battlefield and political rivals at home. We examine Churchill’s Mediterranean strategy, his determination to defend the British Empire, and a leadership that, by 1942, was looking vulnerable.

2. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Allied by War: STALIN ÜBER ALLIES

   The Red Army is now advancing west, and Stalin intends to claim the victory. From Operation Bagration in June 1944 to the climactic battle for Berlin, Soviet military success changes the balance inside the Allied coalition. But what does liberation mean for the countries in its path, and for the Red Army soldiers returning home?

3. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Allied by War: STALIN'S FIGHTBACK

   Hitler’s invasion brings the Soviet Union close to collapse. Stalin’s response mixes dogged defiance with appalling cruelty, but survival demands something else, something unfamiliar: listening to his generals. From the defence of Moscow to Stalingrad and Kursk, David Reynolds and Russell Barnes trace the Red Army’s recovery and ask how much credit its dictator deserves.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

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Quality

21

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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