History

The Man Who Told The Truth

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The Man Who Told the Truth. Documentary uncovering the real story behind Charles Thomson, one of the Founding Fathers of the USA, and how he came to leave his mark on the New World.

Bruce Clark is on a voyage of discovery to uncover the real story behind one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, Charles Thomson, and how he came to leave his mark, literally, on the New World. Bruce Clark is a veteran foreign news reporter, writer and historian with deep personal roots in South Derry in the North of Ireland. After a lifetime’s work in global media (The Economist, Financial Times, The Times, Reuters), Bruce embarks on a journey in pursuit of Charles Thomson, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, who has intrigued him throughout his life.

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Programme Details

DURATION
1 x 60'
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER
bbc
AVAILABLE IN
HD
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English