BEING THERE Titanic, Marlon Brando and the Luger Pistol Peter WILLIAMS Peter Williams Television - 2023

After 70 years in newspapers and television, Peter Williams has had privileged access to some of the world's milestone events. "BEING THERE" casts fresh light on incidents and personalities in the most controversial areas of human activities. Here, Williams explores subjects as diverse as the Titanic disaster, the drama of the birth of the first IVF babies in Britain and the USA, the execution of Ruth Ellis, the US Space Programme, the risks of nuclear energy and the green alternatives, the death of speed ace Donald Campbell, and the aftermath of his first "interview" with Her Majesty the Queen. He considers the lessons associated with each event.