Broadcaster
BBC Four, BBC iPlayer
Episode Count
1 x 60'
Credits
Written, Produced & Directed by: Des Henderson
Executive Producers: Emma Parkins, Ed Stobart
Head of Production: Judy Wilson
Production Accountant: Will Skidmore
Director of Photography: Mark McCauley
Editor: Gerard Brady
Description
To mark the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, John Simpson, the BBC’s longest-serving correspondent, goes back to his reports on what he believes to be the most important story he has ever covered. Back then, John thought the even would change the world for the better, for ever. Three decades on, he looks at how history has actually turned out and whether he was wrong to have been so optimistic. Presented by John Simpson.