Wikileaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower

It was the biggest information leak in US diplomatic history – over 250,000 US diplomatic messages or “cables” between the US State Department and US embassies all over the world – turned into a global sensation by the website WikiLeaks.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Wikileaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower

First Air Date

March 21, 2012

Last Air Date

March 28, 2012

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Language

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Two

S01E02

Episode 2

In the second of two programmes about American diplomacy and the leaked US embassy cables, Richard Bilton examines what the cables reveal about how America handles its enemies and rivals.

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