In early 1968 the world woke up to Biafra. Few in the UK had taken much interest in Nigeria's civil war until some western journalists discovered the hundreds of children dying every day.

Although the breakaway state eventually lost the war, it won enormous sympathy worldwide.

Martin Bell, a young journalist at the time, recalls his experiences in Biafra. Featuring interviews with General Gowon, leader of the Nigerian federal government, and the Biafran leader Colonel Ojukwu.