
Confronting Holocaust Denial With David Baddiel
Documentary · TV Movie
Overview
The Holocaust is one of the most documented, witnessed and written about events in history, so why is Holocaust denial back on the political agenda? What has happened in the 75 years since the liberation of the camps to have so skewed the picture? And, if it matters, why does it matter?
Top Cast


David Baddiel
David Baddiel
Himself/Presenter
David Baddiel
Himself/Presenter
Deborah Lipstadt
Deborah Lipstadt
Herself
Deborah Lipstadt
Herself
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