One on One Leslie Woodhead - the filmmaker who specialised in portraying life behind the Iron Curtain
British director Leslie Woodhead first made a name for himself as a reporter for the popular 1960s World in Action current affairs programme at Britain's Granada television. He has also made a number of acclaimed documentaries and is considered one of the pioneers of the docudrama genre, which comprises dramatised recreations of real events. This was a particularly popular format in the 1970s and 80s during the Cold War, as it allowed journalists and filmmakers to cover events "behind the wall" in the Soviet Bloc despite not being able to have any direct access to their subject matter.
Alexander Dubcek
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