BBC - Infamous Assassinations (2007) (26/26)
BBC - Infamous Assassinations (2007) (26/26)
Grandes Documentales de la BBC: Magnicidios y Atentados que cambiaron la Historia
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Genre: Documentary, History, Crime, Series | Country: UK
Get ready to witness the 20th Century's most damaging and outrageous assassination attempts, first-hand. From the assassination of John F Kennedy to the gunning down of Mahatma Gandhi, the tragic shooting of John Lennon to the brutal bombing of one of Hitler's henchmen, the BBC series Infamous Assassinations brings you as close to the killers as the cameramen themselves - which sometimes means just a few feet.Using rare archive footage and reconstructions, each episode of this BBC documentary series focuses on a different story, from attacks on royalty, politicians and guerrilla leaders to media personalities who all, for one reason or another, stepped in the way of an assassin determined to bring their life to an end. Many of their motives have remained shrouded in mystery. Until now…
Infamous Assassinations is a series of educational documentaries from the BBC about famous events throughout history.
Episode 1: Ernst Röhm
On 1 July 1934 in Munich, the SA leader Röhm was killed on Adolf Hitler's orders, shortly after many other Nazis were also killed on Hitler's orders, on what became known as the Night of the Long Knives. Hitler ordered the killings to prevent any rivals within his party from gaining more power than he was comfortable with.
Episode 2: Princess Anne
On 20 March 1974 in central London, a gunman attempted to kidnap The Queen's daughter, believing he could receive a multi-million pound ransom by doing so.
Episode 3: Lord Mountbatten
On 27 August 1979 in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, Prince Philip's uncle Louis Mountbatten was killed by an IRA bomb.
Episode 4: John Lennon
On 8 December 1980, in New York City, Mark David Chapman shot dead pop star Lennon. His motive was that he felt Lennon was a hypocrite for espousing universal brotherhood, whilst at the same time being a multi-millionaire enjoying a lavish lifestyle far beyond the reach of the large majority of people.
Episode 5: Leon Trotsky
On 21 August 1940 in Mexico City, Bolshevik leader Trotsky was killed with a mountaineering ice axe by Ramón Mercader, on the orders of Joseph Stalin.
Episode 6: Pope John Paul II
On 13 May 1981 in Vatican City, Turkish nationalist Mehmet Ali Ağca shot the Pope for reasons that still remain unclear and disputed.
Episode 7: Wladyslaw Sikorski
On 4 July 1943 in Gibraltar, Polish leader Sikorski was killed when the plane he was travelling in crashed. Although the crash was declared to be an accident, that ruling is disputed.
Episode 8: William McKinley
On 6 September 1901 in Buffalo, New York, Polish-American anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot US President McKinley, who died as a result 8 days later.
Episode 9: Reinhard Heydrich
On 27 May 1942 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, SS General Heydrich was killed by a grenade thrown by Czech resistance fighters Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabcik. Heydrich died of his injuries on 4 June 1942.
Episode 10: Yitzhak Rabin
On 4 November 1995 in Tel Aviv, Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Rabin was shot dead by right-wing Israeli Jew Yigal Amir. Amir considered Rabin to be a traitor for doing deals with the Palestinians.
Episode 11: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
On 17 August 1988 in Pakistan, Pakistani President Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash, along with the US Ambassador and several high-ranking military officials. It was ruled an accident, but there are many conspiracy theories about the death of Zia-ul-Haq.
Episode 12: Hendrik Verwoerd
On 6 September 1966 in Cape Town, South Africa, South African Prime Minister Verwoerd was stabbed to death by Dimitri Tsafendas.
Episode 13: Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi
On 31 October 1984 in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister I. Gandhi was shot dead by her Sikh bodyguards. Almost 7 years later, her son R. Gandhi was killed by a Tamil suicide bomber.
Episode 14: Che Guevara
On 9 October 1967 in La Higuera, Bolivia, Argentine communist guerrilla leader Guevara was shot dead by the Bolivian army.
Episode 15: Anwar Sadat
On 6 October 1981 in Cairo, Egyptian President Sadat was shot dead by Islamic extremist soldiers.
Episode 16: Ronald Reagan
On 30 March 1981 in Washington D.C., John Hinckley, Jr. shot US President Reagan, wrongly believing that doing so would make actress Jodie Foster love him.
Episode 17: Michael Collins
On 22 August 1922 in County Cork, Ireland, Irish nationalist leader who fought for Irish independence was shot dead by Anti treaty Anglo-Irish treaty IRA gunmen as they believe he betrayed the Irish Republic.
Episode 18: Charles de Gaulle
Attempts to kill French President de Gaulle.
Episode 19: Adolf Hitler
On 20 July 1944 in Rastenburg, Germany, a bomb was planted with the intention of killing the Nazi dictator, but he was only slightly injured. Hitler had many people involved in the plot killed soon after.
Episode 20: Robert F. Kennedy
On 5 June 1968 in Los Angeles, Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan shot Senator Kennedy, who died from his wounds the following day.
Episode 21: Mahatma Gandhi
On 30 January 1948 in Delhi, India, Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse.
Episode 22: Martin Luther King
On 4 April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, black civil rights leader King was shot dead by James Earl Ray, an escaped convict.
Episode 23: Tsar Nicholas II
On 17 July 1918 in Ekaterinburg, Russia, Bolsheviks shot dead the tsar, his wife, and their five children; then buried them in a wood.
Episode 24: Alexander I of Yugoslavia
On 9 October 1934 in Marseille, France, Yugoslav King Alexander was shot dead by Vlado Chernozemski, a Bulgarian nationalist. The Episode seriously lacks factual accuracy in multiple occasions, e.g. claiming that Bulgaria was a Muslim country etc. and speaker seriously mispronounces most of the names and titles.
Episode 25: Franz Ferdinand
On 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand was shot dead by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip.
Episode 26: John F. Kennedy
On 22 November 1963 in Dallas, Texas, US President Kennedy was shot dead by Lee Harvey Oswald.
On 1 July 1934 in Munich, the SA leader Röhm was killed on Adolf Hitler's orders, shortly after many other Nazis were also killed on Hitler's orders, on what became known as the Night of the Long Knives. Hitler ordered the killings to prevent any rivals within his party from gaining more power than he was comfortable with.
Episode 2: Princess Anne
On 20 March 1974 in central London, a gunman attempted to kidnap The Queen's daughter, believing he could receive a multi-million pound ransom by doing so.
Episode 3: Lord Mountbatten
On 27 August 1979 in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, Prince Philip's uncle Louis Mountbatten was killed by an IRA bomb.
Episode 4: John Lennon
On 8 December 1980, in New York City, Mark David Chapman shot dead pop star Lennon. His motive was that he felt Lennon was a hypocrite for espousing universal brotherhood, whilst at the same time being a multi-millionaire enjoying a lavish lifestyle far beyond the reach of the large majority of people.
Episode 5: Leon Trotsky
On 21 August 1940 in Mexico City, Bolshevik leader Trotsky was killed with a mountaineering ice axe by Ramón Mercader, on the orders of Joseph Stalin.
Episode 6: Pope John Paul II
On 13 May 1981 in Vatican City, Turkish nationalist Mehmet Ali Ağca shot the Pope for reasons that still remain unclear and disputed.
Episode 7: Wladyslaw Sikorski
On 4 July 1943 in Gibraltar, Polish leader Sikorski was killed when the plane he was travelling in crashed. Although the crash was declared to be an accident, that ruling is disputed.
Episode 8: William McKinley
On 6 September 1901 in Buffalo, New York, Polish-American anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot US President McKinley, who died as a result 8 days later.
Episode 9: Reinhard Heydrich
On 27 May 1942 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, SS General Heydrich was killed by a grenade thrown by Czech resistance fighters Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabcik. Heydrich died of his injuries on 4 June 1942.
Episode 10: Yitzhak Rabin
On 4 November 1995 in Tel Aviv, Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Rabin was shot dead by right-wing Israeli Jew Yigal Amir. Amir considered Rabin to be a traitor for doing deals with the Palestinians.
Episode 11: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
On 17 August 1988 in Pakistan, Pakistani President Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash, along with the US Ambassador and several high-ranking military officials. It was ruled an accident, but there are many conspiracy theories about the death of Zia-ul-Haq.
Episode 12: Hendrik Verwoerd
On 6 September 1966 in Cape Town, South Africa, South African Prime Minister Verwoerd was stabbed to death by Dimitri Tsafendas.
Episode 13: Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi
On 31 October 1984 in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister I. Gandhi was shot dead by her Sikh bodyguards. Almost 7 years later, her son R. Gandhi was killed by a Tamil suicide bomber.
Episode 14: Che Guevara
On 9 October 1967 in La Higuera, Bolivia, Argentine communist guerrilla leader Guevara was shot dead by the Bolivian army.
Episode 15: Anwar Sadat
On 6 October 1981 in Cairo, Egyptian President Sadat was shot dead by Islamic extremist soldiers.
Episode 16: Ronald Reagan
On 30 March 1981 in Washington D.C., John Hinckley, Jr. shot US President Reagan, wrongly believing that doing so would make actress Jodie Foster love him.
Episode 17: Michael Collins
On 22 August 1922 in County Cork, Ireland, Irish nationalist leader who fought for Irish independence was shot dead by Anti treaty Anglo-Irish treaty IRA gunmen as they believe he betrayed the Irish Republic.
Episode 18: Charles de Gaulle
Attempts to kill French President de Gaulle.
Episode 19: Adolf Hitler
On 20 July 1944 in Rastenburg, Germany, a bomb was planted with the intention of killing the Nazi dictator, but he was only slightly injured. Hitler had many people involved in the plot killed soon after.
Episode 20: Robert F. Kennedy
On 5 June 1968 in Los Angeles, Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan shot Senator Kennedy, who died from his wounds the following day.
Episode 21: Mahatma Gandhi
On 30 January 1948 in Delhi, India, Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse.
Episode 22: Martin Luther King
On 4 April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, black civil rights leader King was shot dead by James Earl Ray, an escaped convict.
Episode 23: Tsar Nicholas II
On 17 July 1918 in Ekaterinburg, Russia, Bolsheviks shot dead the tsar, his wife, and their five children; then buried them in a wood.
Episode 24: Alexander I of Yugoslavia
On 9 October 1934 in Marseille, France, Yugoslav King Alexander was shot dead by Vlado Chernozemski, a Bulgarian nationalist. The Episode seriously lacks factual accuracy in multiple occasions, e.g. claiming that Bulgaria was a Muslim country etc. and speaker seriously mispronounces most of the names and titles.
Episode 25: Franz Ferdinand
On 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand was shot dead by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip.
Episode 26: John F. Kennedy
On 22 November 1963 in Dallas, Texas, US President Kennedy was shot dead by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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BBC - Infamous Assassinations (2007) (26/26)
