International Terrorism Since 1945 (2009)
Synopsis
International Terrorism Since 1945 is a television documentary series, shown on UKTV History from 5 January 2009. Narrated by Robert Powell, it is shown in half-hour episodes at 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm and depicts a history of some major terrorist groups since World War 2 and their activities.
Network
U&Yesterday
Episodes
Early Israeli Terrorism
On 22 July 1946, a Zionist group Irgun, bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, killing 91 people.
The Al-Qaeda Menace
On 11 September 2001, international Islamist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger planes, and deliberately flew two of them into the World Trade Center, one into The Pentagon, and crashed the other in a field in Pennsylvania, killing 2,998 people.
The IRA
A brief history of Irish Republican terrorism.
Fatah/Hamas
Palestinian terrorism, including events in Munich, in September 1972, when militant group Black September kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli sportspeople.
PLO
The hijacking of three passenger planes, in September 1970, by the PLO, accompanied by demands for the release of imprisoned Palestinians.
ETA, Spain
The murder of Luis Carrero Blanco. On 20 December 1973, the Prime Minister of Spain was assassinated with a car bomb, by communist group ETA.
The Red Brigades
Formed in 1970, the Brigate Rosse (Red Brigades) sought to create a revolutionary state through armed struggle and to separate Italy from the Western Alliance (NATO). The Red Brigades’ main aim was the overthrow of the Italian government, the weakening of NATO and the creation of a Marxist state.
The Baader-Meinhof Gang
Terrorist acts committed by far-left group Baader Meinhof Gang / Red Army Faction in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s.
EOKA
EOKA's attacks on police stations, government offices and military installations on Cyprus in the 1950s.
Nasser and Egyptian Terrorism
The history of Egyptian terrorism, including the 17 November 1997, murder of 59 foreign tourists, three police officers and a tour guide by Egyptian group al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya.
Colonel Gaddafi and Libya
On 21 December 1988, Libya bombed transatlantic Pan Am flight 103 over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie.
Algeria and the OAS
The group OAS committed a series of attacks, killing hundreds, in an attempt to keep Algeria governed by France.
The SLA and Patty Hearst
In 1974, left-wing group the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, exerting pressure on her to make them join in their violent activities.
The Weathermen
Communist group The Weathermen carried out a series of bombings in the United States from 1969 - 1977.
The Oklahoma Bomber
On 19 April 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
The Ku Klux Klan
A history of attacks carried out by white, right-wing Christian group KKK.
Japanese Sarin Cult
The motives behind the March 15, 2005 gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system, committed by the new religious group Aum Shinrikyo - who aimed to destabilise the Japanese government.
The Mahdi Army
The motives behind actions taken by the Mahdi Army, who rose to arms in Iraq after the deposition of Saddam Hussein, in reaction to the US Military banning a Shia newspaper
Che Guevara
The motives, morals and methods of Che Guevara who in his relatively short life managed to inspire a generation of Cuban youths into rebellion against authority.
Fidel Castro
The story behind the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, which saw Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev bring the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Somali Warlords
America's disastrous attempt to capture two notorious Somali terrorists in 1993. Last in the series.
The Taliban
The global war against the Taliban, who instigated a brutal authoritarian regime in Afghanistan.
The Tamil Tigers
The violent campaign of the Sri Lankan terrorist group the Tamil Tigers, which started in the 1980s and has resulted in the deaths of almost 60,000 people.
Chechen Extremism
The Chechen rebel's who seized a theatre in Moscow and took 800 people hostage in 2002.
The Moluccan Separatists
The hijacking of a Dutch train by South Moluccan Separatists in 1977, who demanded independence for their homeland.
The Mau Mau
The Mau Mau's fight for Kenya's independence from Britain, who are a violent terrorist group founded in the 1950s.
Details
Original Title
International Terrorism Since 1945
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
1
Episodes
26