BBC - Days that Shook the World Series 3 (2005) Part 5 Let Freedom Ring

Through dramatic reconstructions, eye-witness accounts and archive footage, each episode in the “Days That Shook the World” TV series pieces together the thrilling stories of the landmarks of our time; the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the way the world thinks and acts. “Days that Shook the World” examines some of the most important days in history, creating a detailed and forensic analysis of 24 hours that changed the world. It covers some of the biggest themes in World history - from the history of flight, to the rise and fall of Communism. This fresh and unusual BBC production explores mankind's defining moments. A gripping anatomy of some of the most important days in history, hour by hour as they unfolded. Incisive, fascinating & dramatic, the complete series builds a compelling picture of the seismic moments in world history. From ancient Egypt to the Berlin Wall, these episodes look at events that had a lasting impact on human history, from technological breakthroughs to political tragedies. Finding new angles and putting events into historical context, the series spans centuries and continents with one common thread On each of these days, the lives of millions were changed forever. Incredible breakthroughs, acts of shocking brutality, and stories of hope form the themes of these compelling programs. From the tragedies of history to the triumphs of scientific development; these are the landmarks of our time that, when juxtaposed, provide a distillation of history's defining experiences. Season three examines the gunfight at the OK Corral and the St Valentine's Day Massacre; the fine line between fact and fiction that was blurred by the publication of The Hitler Diaries and Orson Welles radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds; and popular uprisings with the flight of the last Iranian Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and the execution of former Romanian president Nicolai Ceausescu.

Part 5 Let Freedom Ring The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India

Let Freedom Ring 6 December 1773 and 14 August 1947 The revolution, American and Indian version. A look at the Boston Tea Party of 16 December 1773 and Indian independence on 31 December 1947. On December 6, 1773, in protest against the Tea Act, American patriots disguised as Mohawks seized a ship in Boston harbor and destroyed its tea cargo. This act would ignite the powder of the American Revolution. On August 14, 1947 in India, at the stroke of midnight, when the British Empire officially ceded the governance of this territory to the Indians, bloody clashes and partition of the country marred the victory celebrations. The catalyst and repurcussions of freedom from colonial rule are explored in the American “patriots” raid on a British ship and the web of devastation and destruction that soured India's independence celebrations that followed midnight on 14 August 1947, when the British Empire relinquished its iron grip on India.

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