First of a two-part series exploring the secret world of the international arms trade.
A Wild and Dreamlike Trade
Anthony Sampson, journalist and author of Anatomy of Britain and The Arms Bazaar, explores the shadowy world of international arms dealing. He tracks down the dealers themselves, including one woman, and finds them unexpectedly charming. But who can control them? The five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, UK, USA and USSR), now calling for arms control, are themselves the world's biggest weapon-sellers.
A Word Pictures production for BBC TV.