Reputations

Kitchener: The Empire's Flawed Hero (1998x5)

Air date: Jun 08, 1998

Kitchenerwas renowned as the great avenger of the British Empire, leading successful military campaigns and persuading a generation of young men to fight in the First World War. But, as tonight's film shows, the real Kitchener had a delicate side which belied his aggressively masculine image.