BBC - Iran and Britain (2009)

De Bellaiguehas lived in Tehran, speaks fluent Persian and knows well thephenomenon of Uncle Napoleonism, the notion that the cunning Britishare out to get you that has been a common attitude in Iranian societyfor 100 years.
He looks at some key events in the relationship,notably Britains role in the overthrow of several Iranian governments,its control of Irans oil and the on off support for Irans democrats.
Meetingprominent Iranians, including Uncle Napoleons inventor and others withdirect knowledge of these events, he examines the foundations andjustification for these Iranian suspicions and asks if they are stillthere after 30 years of isolation.