Collection GB 0097 WASHINGTON - The Washington Version

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0097 WASHINGTON

Title

The Washington Version

Date(s)

  • 1990-1992 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2 boxes

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The Washington Version, was a three part television documentary on the Gulf War produced for BBC Television and Discovery Channel by Brian Lapping Associates. The documentary was conceived and arranged for The American Enterprise Institute by Richard Perle. The producers were Mark Anderson, Norma Percy and Grace Kitto. The UK version of the documentary was transmitted by BBC2 on 16, 17 and 18 Jan 1992, the US version was transmitted on 17, 24 and 31 January 1992. The US version of the documentary was titled The Gulf Crisis: Road to War, and Program 2 was titled 'New World Order'.

Archival history

GB 0097 WASHINGTON 1990-1992 Collection 2 boxes Brian Lapping Associates

The Washington Version, was a three part television documentary on the Gulf War produced for BBC Television and Discovery Channel by Brian Lapping Associates. The documentary was conceived and arranged for The American Enterprise Institute by Richard Perle. The producers were Mark Anderson, Norma Percy and Grace Kitto. The UK version of the documentary was transmitted by BBC2 on 16, 17 and 18 Jan 1992, the US version was transmitted on 17, 24 and 31 January 1992. The US version of the documentary was titled The Gulf Crisis: Road to War, and Program 2 was titled 'New World Order'.

Deposited by Brian Lapping Associates

Betacam taped interviews, transcripts of interviews with leading American political and military figures and conference papers, assembled by Brian Lapping Associates Ltd in research for the making of the BBC programme The Washington Version concerning the Gulf Conflict, 1990-1991.

The collection is divided into three main sections.

  1. Final Production Scripts, Reports from Gulf War Conferences held by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Interview Transcripts and Original Research Interviews;
  2. Various chronologies of the Gulf Conflict and press and promotional material for the series, The Washington Version;
    3.VHS videocassettes of the three finished programmes in the series.

Open

Most items can be photocopied, subject to handling and copyright restrictions. No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user.

English

Online catalogue available.

Sources: Copied from LSE Archives CALM database by Anna Towlson.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Feb 2008 Brian Lapping Associates Ltd x Brook Associates Ltd x Brook Productions Ltd x Brook Lapping Productions Ltd Broadcasting Documentary films Films Foreign policy Foreign relations Gulf War (1990-1991) International conflicts International relations North America Political science Politics Television USA War Wars (events)

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by Brian Lapping Associates

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Betacam taped interviews, transcripts of interviews with leading American political and military figures and conference papers, assembled by Brian Lapping Associates Ltd in research for the making of the BBC programme The Washington Version concerning the Gulf Conflict, 1990-1991.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The collection is divided into three main sections.

  1. Final Production Scripts, Reports from Gulf War Conferences held by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Interview Transcripts and Original Research Interviews;
  2. Various chronologies of the Gulf Conflict and press and promotional material for the series, The Washington Version;
    3.VHS videocassettes of the three finished programmes in the series.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

Most items can be photocopied, subject to handling and copyright restrictions. No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Online catalogue available.

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British Library of Political and Economic Science

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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