BBC TV - Assad documentary

This morning we had a free morning, no visits, no horse duties. After breakfast we decided to watch a programme on television. Looking through our list of recorded programmes, we chose the first episode of a BBC tv documentary, "A Dangerous Dynasty : House of Assad". This was so good we watched episode two. Then, after showers and dressing, we watched the third and final episode.

This was one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. The current president of Syria, Bashir Assad is the second son of the dictator Assad and was not expecting to take up a political role, he was an eye surgeon working in a London hospital. When the first son was killed in a car crash, Bashir was ordered home. The documentary shows how a doctor becomes a butcher and mass murderer of his own people  and why he has taken the decisions that have ruined Syria.

We strongly recommend this three part series to anyone interested in history or politics.