Discover
Iran and the West is the name of a three-part British documentary series shown in February 2009 on BBC Two to mark the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. The first episode was shown at 9:00pm on Saturday 7 February with parts two and three shown on consecutive Saturdays. The documentary looks at the relationship between Iran and the countries of the west and features interviews with politicians who have played significant roles in events involving Iran, Europe and the United States since 1979.
Original Release
02/07/2009 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tony Gardner | Self - Narrator |
Richard Haass | Self - State Department: Head of Policy Planning / Self - US National Security Council |
Warren Christopher | Self - Deputy Secretary of State: USA / Self - US Secretary of State: 1993-7 |
Mohammad Khatami | Self - President of Iran |
Javad Zarif | Self - UN Ambassador: Iran / Self - Deputy Foreign Minister |
Hossein-Ali Montazeri | Self |
Bruce Riedel | Self - Iran Desk: CIA / Self - US National Security Council |
Mohsen Rafiqdoust | Self - Cabinet Minister: Iran / Self - Revolutionary Guard |
Mohsen Aminzadeh | Self - Deputy Foreign Minister: Iran |
Jimmy Carter | Self |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Man Who Changed the World | Saturday, 07 February 2009 |
2 | The Pariah State | Saturday, 14 February 2009 |
3 | Nuclear Confrontation | Saturday, 21 February 2009 |
Directors
Delphine Jaudeau, Dai Richards, Paul Mitchell, Mohammad Shakibania, Hosein Sharif
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tony Gardner | Self - Narrator |
Richard Haass | Self - State Department: Head of Policy Planning / Self - US National Security Council |
Warren Christopher | Self - Deputy Secretary of State: USA / Self - US Secretary of State: 1993-7 |
Mohammad Khatami | Self - President of Iran |
Javad Zarif | Self - UN Ambassador: Iran / Self - Deputy Foreign Minister |
Hossein-Ali Montazeri | Self |
Bruce Riedel | Self - Iran Desk: CIA / Self - US National Security Council |
Mohsen Rafiqdoust | Self - Cabinet Minister: Iran / Self - Revolutionary Guard |
Mohsen Aminzadeh | Self - Deputy Foreign Minister: Iran |
Jimmy Carter | Self |
Christiane Amanpour | Self |
Madeleine Albright | Self - US Secretary of State |
Vladimir Putin | Self - President of Russia |
Colin Powell | Self - US Secretary of State |
Richard Armitage | Self - US Deputy Secretary of State |
Zbigniew Brzezinski | Self - National Security Adviser: USA |
Walter Mondale | Self - Vice-President: USA |
Farah Pahlavi | Self - Queen of Iran |
John Bolton | Self |
Melvin Douglas | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Eamon Hardy | Executive Producer |
Brian Lapping | Executive Producer |
Louise Norman | Executive Producer |
Delphine Jaudeau | Producer |
Paul Mitchell | Producer |
Mohammad Shakibania | Producer |
Norma Percy | Producer |
Hosein Sharif | Producer |
Golnoosh Golshani | Producer |
Ismail Elmokadem | Producer |
Dai Richards | Producer |
Editors
Sally Hilton, Guy Crossman, Seth Hopewell, Paul Edmunds, Toby Marter