01 Jan 2004
Kizu: The Untold Story of Unit 731
Documentary about Japan's Unit 731 of World War II.
Date With History: Hiroshima
A reconstruction using archive film of the bombing of Hiroshima, followed by a discussion of the main issues by Ludovic Kennedy and Group-Captain Cheshire.
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