International Terrorism Since 1945 (2009)
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.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Early Israeli Terrorism2009-01-05On 22 July 1946, a Zionist group Irgun, bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, killing 91 people.
- 2 2. The Al-Qaeda Menace2009-01-05On 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, an
- 3 3. The IRA2009-01-06A brief history of Irish Republican terrorism.
- 4 4. Fatah/Hamas2009-01-06Palestinian terrorism, including events in Munich, in September 1972, when militant group Black September kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli sportspeople.
- 5 5. PLO2009-01-07The hijacking of three passenger planes, in September 1970, by the PLO, accompanied by demands for the release of imprisoned Palestinians.
- 6 6. ETA, Spain2009-01-07 · 30mThe murder of Luis Carrero Blanco. On 20 December 1973, the Prime Minister of Spain was assassinated with a car bomb, by communist group ETA.
- 7 7. The Red Brigades2009-01-08Formed 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 Briga
- 8 8. The Baader-Meinhof Gang2009-01-08Terrorist acts committed by far-left group Baader Meinhof Gang / Red Army Faction in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s.
- 9 9. EOKA2009-01-09EOKA's attacks on police stations, government offices and military installations on Cyprus in the 1950s.
- 10 10. Nasser and Egyptian Terrorism2009-01-10The 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.
- 11 11. Colonel Gaddafi and Libya2009-01-12On 21 December 1988, Libya bombed transatlantic Pan Am flight 103 over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie.
- 12 12. Algeria and the OAS2009-01-12The group OAS committed a series of attacks, killing hundreds, in an attempt to keep Algeria governed by France.
- 13 13. The SLA and Patty Hearst2009-01-13In 1974, left-wing group the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, exerting pressure on her to make them join in their violent activities.
- 14 14. The Weathermen2009-01-13Communist group The Weathermen carried out a series of bombings in the United States from 1969 - 1977.
- 15 15. The Oklahoma Bomber2009-01-14On 19 April 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
- 16 16. The Ku Klux Klan2009-01-14A history of attacks carried out by white, right-wing Christian group KKK.
- 17 17. Japanese Sarin Cult2009-01-15The 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.
- 18 18. The Mahdi Army2009-01-15The 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
- 19 19. Che Guevara2009-01-16The 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.
- 20 20. Fidel Castro2009-01-16The 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.
- 21 21. Somali Warlords2009-01-19America's disastrous attempt to capture two notorious Somali terrorists in 1993. Last in the series.
- 22 22. The Taliban2009-01-19The global war against the Taliban, who instigated a brutal authoritarian regime in Afghanistan.
- 23 23. The Tamil Tigers2009-01-20The 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.
- 24 24. Chechen ExtremismThe Chechen rebel's who seized a theatre in Moscow and took 800 people hostage in 2002.
- 25 25. The Moluccan SeparatistsThe hijacking of a Dutch train by South Moluccan Separatists in 1977, who demanded independence for their homeland.
- 26 26. The Mau MauThe Mau Mau's fight for Kenya's independence from Britain, who are a violent terrorist group founded in the 1950s.
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