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The Death of Yugoslavia (1995)

Documentary · History · War

The Death of Yugoslavia is a BAFTA-award winning BBC documentary series first broadcast in 1995. It covers the collapse of the former Yugoslavia. It is notable in its combination of never-before-seen archive footage interspersed with interviews of most of the main players in the conflict, including Slobodan Milošević, the then President of Serbia. Norma Percy won the 1996 BAFTA TV Award for 'Best Factual Series' for the documentary. However, it has been argued that it presents a potentially slightly biased point-of-view; for instance during the trial of Milošević before the ICTY in The Hague, Judge Bonomy called the nature of much of the commentary "tendentious" (partisan).

IMDb rating
8.6 (1,558 votes)
Episode average
8.1 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

8.12 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 7.8

Ep 1: 8.2 · 68 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 61 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 55 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 53 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 53 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 54 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Enter Nationalism8.268
2The Road to War8.261
3Wars of Independence8.255
4The Gates of Hell8.253
5A Safe Area8.153
6Pax Americana7.854