A Personal View

Author： Downing Taylor  

Publisher： Edinburgh University Press

ISSN： 1755-1714

Source： Journal of British Cinema and Television, Vol.10, Iss.1, 2013-01, pp. : 93-105

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Abstract

The following article is a personal reminiscence of the planning and making of the 24-part television documentary series Cold War (CNN, 1998–9). It reveals the vision of TV mogul Ted Turner in getting a series made on what many felt to be an unpopular subject, the influence of the award-winning British television documentary series The World at War (1973–4), and the contribution of the producer Jeremy Issacs, who was behind both series. Cold War was able to take advantage of recent access to former Eastern bloc archives and drew on the expertise and authority of young Cold War historians. The article considers the initial broadcasting of the series and its impact.

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