Memorabilia reveals Winston Churchill’s eccentric work habits

Documents released to coincide with biopic Darkest Hour show wartime PM like to dictate speeches from bed

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A replica of the Map Room, on display at the Churchill War Rooms museum in London
(Image credit: Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Archival documents, testimony and images detailing Sir Winston Churchill’s unconventional working style during the Second World War have been made public, to coincide with the UK release of biopic Darkest Hour.

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