Req: The Cold War (1998) -24 Part Ted Turner/BBC Co-Production
Cold War is a twenty-four episode television documentary series about
the Cold War that aired in 1998. It features interviews and footage of
the events that shaped the tense relationships between the Soviet
Union and the United States.
The series was produced by Pat Mitchell and Jeremy Isaacs, who had
earlier in 1973 produced the World War II documentary series The World
at War in a similar style. Ted Turner funded the series as a joint
production between the Turner Broadcasting System and the BBC, and was
first broadcast on CNN in the United States and BBC Two in the United
Kingdom. Writers included Hella Pick, Jeremy Isaacs, Lawrence
Freedman, Neal Ascherson, Hugh O'Shaughnessy and Germaine Greer.
Kenneth Branagh was the narrator, and Carl Davis (who also
collaborated with Isaacs with The World at War) composed the theme
music. Each episode would feature historical footage and interviews
from both significant figures and others who had witnessed particular
events.
After the series was broadcast it was released as a set of twelve
(NTSC) or eight (PAL) VHS cassettes.
The series was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on May 8, 2012 in
North America. Some viewers report that the archival footage has been
cropped for widescreen presentation instead of being left in the
original format.
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