In Churchill's shadow: confronting the past in modern Britain

Pt. 1: Churchill in his world. Parliament: the palace of Westminster as the palace of varieties ; Statecraft: the haunting fear of national decline ; Thrones: Churchill and monarchy in Britain and beyond ; Language: Churchill as the voice of destiny

Pt. 2: Politics in diverse modes. Locality: the 'Chamberlain tradition' and Birmingham ; Piety: Josiah Wedgwood and the history of Parliament ; Emollience: Stanley Baldwin and Francis Brett Young ; Diplomacy: G. M. Trevelyan and R. B. Merriman

Pt. 3: Vanishing supremacies? Tradition: Gilbert and Sullivan as a 'national institution' ; Conservation: the national trust and the national heritage ; Sentiment: Noel Coward's patriotic ardour ; Fantasy: Ian Fleming and the realities of escapism.