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DocumentaryinwhichwriterandjournalistChristopherdeBellaigueexploresthefraughtbutoftensurprisinglyintimatehistoryofBritain'srelationswithIran,andaskswhyIraniansthinkthatifsomethinggoeswronginIranthenBritainmusthavesomethingtodowithit. DeBellaiguehaslivedinTehran,speaksfluentPersianandknowswellthephenomenonof'UncleNapoleonism',thenotionthatthecunningBritishare'outtogetyou'thathasbeenacommonattitudeinIraniansocietyfor100years. Helooksatsomekeyeventsintherelationship,notablyBritain'sroleintheoverthrowofseveralIraniangovernments,itscontrolofIran'soilandtheon-offsupportforIran'sdemocrats. MeetingprominentIranians,includingUncleNapoleon'sinventorandotherswithdirectknowledgeoftheseevents,heexaminesthefoundationsandjustificationfortheseIraniansuspicionsandasksiftheyarestillthereafter30yearsofisolation.