
As a young reporter, David Dimbleby made three Panorama films on Rhodesia between 1967 and 1968, following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence. This three-part series tells the inside story of white Rhodesia's revolt against the British crown and the long battle to bring full democracy to an independent Zimbabwe.
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Air Date: 1999-03-14
In the dramatic days leading up to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, Rhodesian leader Ian Smith loc...
Air Date: 1999-03-21
Ian Smith's rebellion against the British crown was initially aided by South African support during sanctions, but la...
Air Date: 1999-03-28
The fight for independence cost 30,000 lives; peace talks ended in disagreement; and up to the last moment the Rhodes...