[Watch] Ben Macintyre on 45 Years Since Operation Nimrod

Bestselling historian Ben Macintyre joins host Sally Warhaft for a gripping edition of The Fifth Estate, diving into his latest book The Siege – a minute-by-minute account of the 1980 SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London, better known as Operation Nimrod.

Macintyre reconstructs the six-day standoff with forensic detail, drawing on exclusive interviews with SAS operatives, negotiators, intelligence officers and eyewitnesses. The result is a powerful portrait of the political, psychological and human stakes behind one of the most dramatic counter-terrorism operations in British history.

Originally presented on Thursday 22 May 2025 at The Wheeler Centre.