In this programme, New Zealand politician and diplomat Sir Thomas Wilford gives a talk on his impressions of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
These are drawn from Wilford's personal encounters with Mussolini who he met and had a private audience with, in Rome
He notes Mussolini is only about 5'4" tall but heavily-built, but when he is filmed or photographed he is always shot to make him appear taller. He observes untruthful biographies are circulating, which were written by Mussolini himself, and are little more than propaganda.
His meeting with Il Duce was arranged by Count Grandi, the Italian ambassador in London and a friend of Wilford.