September 24, 2010

‘Greatest Briton’ will be tweeting, the former Prime Minister’s estate has announced.

By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor

THE TELEGRAPH, 17 September 2010 – The Estate of Sir Winston Churchill has launched its own iPhone app and is to use social media to bring the former Prime Minister’s “wit and wisdom” to a wider audience, it has been announced. Facebook and Twitter profiles have been set up and will launch on Friday, and an iPhone app will go on sale for £1.19, with all proceeds going to the Churchill Estate.

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Randolph Churchill, Sir Winston’s great-grandson, said that the application was “the first accurate guide to the best of his sayings. It shows just how relevant his thoughts remain”.

The new forays into social media are based on the work of historian and Churchill expert Richard Langworth. “There is not a day when Sir Winston is not quoted in one way or another, whether by presidents, prime ministers, newspapers on the web or by people in their everyday lives,” said Randolph Churchill. “This app is also the most superb opportunity to make sure the record is correct.”

Called “Churchillisms: The Official Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill”, the iPhone App includes photographs, more than 250 quotations and excerpts from speeches. A website has also been set up at churchillisms.com and the twitter profile can be found at twitter.com/wchurchill2010.

Buy ‘Churchillisms: The Official Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill’ iPhone App from the iTunes store

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