A History of the English-Speaking Peoples four volumes are: The BBC produced a series of twenty-six fifty-minute plays loosely based around Churchill's work and entitled "Churchill's People" which were broadcast in 1974 and 1975. However, the quality of the productions was judged to be poor and the series received low ratings. A sequel to Churchill's work, "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900", by Andrew Roberts, was published in 2006. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by Winston Churchill, covering the period from
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada formal duties or tasks—that is, it is without a portfolio—though, the prime minister may negotiate or assign specific tasks in conjunction with the title. With the exception of Herb Gray, all deputy prime ministers have held another ministerial portfolio alongside this title. One deputy prime minister, Sheila Copps, attracted controversy in 1993 after asserting that she was "in charge" of government business while the then Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, was out of the country. After she left politics, she wrote that although the position of deputy prime minister is only ceremonial, "very often, the DPM's job was to protect the