Great Lives: Jonathan Dimbleby on Harry Hopkins

Series 3, episode 5

In May 1940, the Germans invaded the Low Countries, Winston Churchill became prime minister, and Harry Hopkins moved in to the White House. Hopkins was President Roosevelt's closest confidante until the end of the Second World War. A principal architect of the New Deal, he was the president's first envoy to meet Churchill and was sent off to meet Stalin too. However what also impresses his nominator, Jonathan Dimbleby, is his courage - Hopkins had stomach cancer and died in 1946. Presented by Matthew Parris

Cast (unconfirmed)

Matthew Parris
Jonathan Dimbleby