BBC - Days that Shook the World Series 3 (2005) Part 3 Fact or Fiction

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 3 Fact or Fiction The War of the Worlds and the Hitler Diaries

Fact Or Fiction 20 October 1938 and 24 April 1983 Two hoaxes that made history! How a 1938 radio production of HG Wells's 'War of the Worlds' triggered panic across the US, plus the fallout from the Sunday Times's publication of bogus Hitler diaries. Over a million radio listeners panic thinking the nation was being attacked by Martians in Orson Welles' 'War Of The Worlds' and one of the world's most venerable newspapers falls for the fake diaries of Adolf Hitler, causing media chaos in 1983. On April 24, 1983, The Sunday Times went to press with its biggest-ever scoop, the previously unseen and unknown diaries of Adolf Hitler. Bad idea because these documents were fake. Careers were destroyed and reputations ruined by one of the most reckless gambles in the history of journalism.

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