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How does it feel to be told that your son has died at war, not in a heroic battle but because of an embarrassing mistake by his own troop? What does it feel like to accidentally kill a fellow soldier? Friend or foe tells the stories of the perpetrators and the casualties of "friendly fire".

Primary Title
  • Reel Life
Secondary Title
  • Friend or Foe?
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 14 May 2003
Start Time
  • 21 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • How does it feel to be told that your son has died at war, not in a heroic battle but because of an embarrassing mistake by his own troop? What does it feel like to accidentally kill a fellow soldier? Friend or foe tells the stories of the perpetrators and the casualties of "friendly fire".
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Documentary
  • War
Hosts
  • Fiona Bruce (Narrator)
  • Marcus Ryder (Producer)
  • Marcus Ryder (Director)
  • BBC (Production Unit)
  • Edwina Vardey (Executive Producer)