Louise Hidalgo reports on two distinct events in the history of relations between Iran and the West.
FIRST HALF
Iran's relations with the West have long been tumultuous. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Louise Hidalgo looks at events that sparked the Islamic Revolution three decades ago.
SECOND HALF
We examine Iran’s complicated relations with the West in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world.