The Death of Yugoslavia

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The Death of Yugoslavia (Serbian or Croatian: Smrt Jugoslavije) is a BBC documentary series first broadcast in 1995. It covers the collapse of the former Yugoslavia. It is notable in its combination of never-before-seen archive footage interspersed with interviews by most of the main players in the conflict, including Slobodan Milošević, then President of Serbia. This format, pioneered by the programme's production company, Brian Lapping Associates, was very influential and the company produced many others in similar style.

The five parts were entitled:

1. Enter Nationalism
2. The Road to War
3. Wars of Independence
4. The Gates of Hell
5. A Safe Area

The programme has been re-edited in three parts:

1. Enter Milošević
2. The Croats Strike Back
3. The Struggle for Bosnia

And was later broadcast as a feature-length single documentary.

All the papers relating to the documentary series, including full transcripts of the many valuable interviews conducted with participants, are lodged at the Lidell Hart Centre for Military Archives at King's College, University of London. The catalogue can be examined here

During the trial of Milošević before the ICTY Judge Bonomy called the nature of the much of the commentary "tendentious"^[1]. This was because there instances where an interview in the Serbian language was subtitled incorrectly and often in a misleading manner^[2].

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1. ^ See page 48683, line 9 onwards[1]
2. ^ See page 43850, line 19 onwards [2]