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The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs

Eyewitness to History: Norma Percy on The Fifty Years War

Duration: 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 8 days

Award-winning film-maker Norma Percy looks back on her acclaimed 1998 documentary series The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs. Show more

Cuba: Castro vs the World

Series 1

The Armed Struggle

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 8 months

Spies, revolutionaries and diplomats reveal the secrets of how a small island in the Caribbean challenged the world. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Mick Gold
Producer:
Norma Percy
Producer:
Mick Gold
Production Manager:
Amy Tapper
Composer:
Eric Neveux
Narrator:
Caroline Catz
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Cuba: Castro vs the World

Series 1

The Charm Offensive

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 8 months

The story of how Castro saved his revolution post-Cold War. Through ingenious diplomacy and soft power, Cuba broke its isolation. But with Trump, it could be short-lived. Show more

Putin vs the West

At War

Invasion

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 3 months

Putin’s invasion stuns the world, testing the resolve of western presidents and prime ministers, who must decide how far to go in backing Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Tim Stirzaker
Executive Producer:
Lucy Hetherington
Production Company:
Zinc Television London

Putin vs the West

At War

Doubling Down

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 3 months

The impact of Putin’s war in Ukraine is felt across the globe. And with support for Ukraine starting to fray, Zelensky comes under pressure to negotiate. Show more

Watergate

Series 1

Massacre

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The so-called Saturday Night Massacre, the chain of events that unfolded on 20 October 1973, when President Nixon demanded that special prosecutor Archibald Cox be fired.

Watergate

Series 1

Impeachment

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four

President Nixon clings on to the White House as the case against him mounts. The automatic recording system he ordered to be installed in the Oval Office, however, contains damning evidence.

The Iraq War

Episode 1: Regime Change

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The biggest players of the war in Iraq reveal the inside story. This episode investigates how the US and Britain became convinced that Saddam possessed WMDs. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Series Producer:
Paul Mitchell
Producer:
Charlie Smith
Director:
Charlie Smith

The Iraq War

Episode 2: After the Fall

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The biggest players of the war in Iraq reveal the inside story. Key insiders describe their roles in the chaotic aftermath of the defeat of Saddam Hussein. Show more

The Iraq War

Episode 3: It's Hell, Mr President

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The biggest players of the war in Iraq reveal the inside story. The final episode tells how the war ended and brings the Iraq story up to date. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Series Producer:
Paul Mitchell
Producer:
David Alter
Director:
David Alter

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Kremlin officials and western statesmen profile Vladimir Putin and discuss how the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 nearly led to war between America and Russia. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Producer:
David Alter
Director:
David Alter
Director:
Paul Mitchell

Putin, Russia and the West

Episode 2: Democracy Threatens

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma and other statesmen discuss Putin's role in the rigged 2004 Ukrainian elections and the impact of the Orange Revolution that followed. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Paul Mitchell
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Producer:
Wanda Koscia
Director:
Wanda Koscia

Putin, Russia and the West

Episode 1: Taking Control

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

Documentary series. In June 2001 Russian president Vladimir Putin met with George W Bush and gave a prophetic warning about Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Taliban. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Narrator:
Rupert Graves
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Director:
Paul Mitchell

Putin, Russia and the West

Episode 4: New Start

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

The inside story of Barack Obama's campaign to win over Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, and Medvedev's own complex dealings with Vladimir Putin. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Paul Mitchell
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Producer:
David Alter
Director:
David Alter

Trump Takes on the World

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

In his first year and a half, Trump falls out spectacularly with some of America’s oldest allies as he relentlessly pursues his ‘America First’ agenda. Show more

Trump Takes on the World

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Trump turns to the Middle East, where he takes America to the brink of war with Iran, shocks the world by pulling troops out of Syria, and announces agreements between Israel and Arab states. Show more

Trump Takes on the World

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

In the final episode, Trump sets his sights on Asia. We hear the extraordinary story of how threats of nuclear war against North Korea give way to bromance with Kim Jong-un. Show more

Watergate

Series 1

Scapegoat

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Nixon pays the Watergate burglars to keep silent, but his adviser, John Dean, turns state's evidence after John McCord, one of the thieves, reveals the administration's involvement. Show more

Watergate

Series 1

Break-In

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. In 1972, a break-in at the Democratic Party's headquarters sparks the Watergate scandal and a cover-up that goes to the very top of the US government. Show more

Watergate

Series 1

Cover-Up

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series about the Watergate scandal. Nixon's burglars are caught, and the president himself is at the head of a cover-up that links the crime to the White House. Show more