In the Line of Fire. In April 2003, BBC correspondent John Simpson and his team were filming a group of Kurdish and US soldiers when they were hit by a US bomb that killed at least 16 people. In this extended edition to mark the 50th anniversary of Panorama, footage filmed in the aftermath of this appalling friendly-fire incident illustrates a moving and gruesome story of life and death on the frontline in Iraq. Producer Tom Giles ; Editor Mike Robinson www.bbc.co.uk/panorama
Repeated with sign language on Thursday at 1.50am (S) NOTE: as Panorama is likely to react to news, its subject matter may change BBC BOOK: The Battle of Iraq- BBC News Correspondents on the War against Saddam and a New World Agenda, £7.99 from bookshops orwww.bbcshop.com Alison Graham on 50 years of Panorama: page 67