After World War II, Britain and her allies were embroiled in several serious conflicts around the world, many of which are largely forgotten by the public. In this six-part series, Tony Robinson explores the forgotten conflicts he lived through.
EPISODE 1
Gulf: A Storm in the Desert
Tony Robinson looks back on when Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait in August 1990, and the world reacted with condemnation. Operation Desert Storm was launched, and a war was waged by coalition forces from 35 nations across the world.
EPISODE 2
Bloodshed in Bosnia
Tony explores the 1992 break-up of Yugoslavia. when a fight for nationalism and cultural identity led to a complex, horrific conflict centred in the new nation of Bosnia, where UN forces tried to maintain peace in impossible circumstances.
EPISODE 3
Suez: The Line in the Sand
When Egypt's president nationalised the Suez Canal in 1956, Britain and France were outraged. They had been running the waterway for decades and were reluctant to give it up, so an invasion was planned to take back control of the canal.
EPISODE 4
Malaya: Rumbles in the Jungle
In 1948, a decade-long guerrilla war started against British occupation of Malaya. It was a conflict that would eventually lead to independence and the birth of a new country: Malaysia.
EPISODE 5
Korea: The First Cold War
After Communist North Korean forces invaded the South in June 1950, a battle for Cold War supremacy broke out. It was a brutal conflict that claimed over four million lives. Tony tells the forgotten stories from the unsung heroes who were there.
EPISODE 6
Mau Mau
When Britain set harsh reforms in 1950s Kenya, the Mau Mau uprising was born. A group of freedom fighters attempted to oust the Brits from their country using guerrilla warfare. Tony unearthes the forgotten stories of this horrific conflict.
Tony Robinson
Paul Wooding
Nick Mavroidakis
