Name: Rebellion!
Released: 1999-03-14
Cast: David Dimbleby, Robert Mugabe

Episodes

1. Treachery

1999-03-14 | 50m

In the dramatic days leading up to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, Rhodesian leader Ian Smith locked horns with British prime minister Harold Wilson.

2. Betrayal

1999-03-21 | 50m

Ian Smith's rebellion against the British crown was initially aided by South African support during sanctions, but later withdrawn, forcing Smith to agree to majority rule.

3. Surrender

1999-03-28 | 60m

The fight for independence cost 30,000 lives; peace talks ended in disagreement; and up to the last moment the Rhodesian military plotted to keep Robert Mugabe from taking power. Ian Smith, Lord Carrington, Rhodesian commander General Walls, and Andrew Parker-Bowles recall those turbulent times.