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The Age of Terror, Part One | |||||||
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In this two-part series, journalist Peter Taylor traces the modern history and development of terrorism through four major acts of terror over more than 30 years. In each half hour, Taylor investigates a notorious terror attack that was emblematic of a particular phase in the modern history of political violence. |
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This documentary produced for the BBC World Service recounts the 1976 hijacking of a plane by Palestinians in alliance with German Marxist revolutionaries. Peter Taylor speaks with former Israeli hostages and those sent in to rescue them in Uganda in this behind-the-scenes look at the Entebbe raid. |
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In 1987 two dramatic events took place over 10 days that altered the course of the IRA's activities in Northern Ireland. The BBC’s Peter Taylor investigates how these events would lead to a transformation of the political landscape in Northern Ireland. |
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