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Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.

1997 film by Michael Caton-Jones

2006 film by Thomas Johnson

Alex Gibney explores the phenomenon of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer virus discovered in 2010 by international IT experts. Evidently commissioned by the US and Israeli governments, this malware was designed to specifically sabotage Iran’s nuclear programme. However, the complex computer worm ended up not only infecting its intended target but also spreading uncontrollably.

《激荡•1978-2008》以编年体的形式，重述了中国改革开放1978年到2008年的重大经济事件：1979年看袁庚如何种好蛇口这块改革开放的试验田；1984年看王石们如何踏准步点，跨入中国的“公司元年”；1990年看中国如何启动证券交易，发展资本市场；1999年看中国如何融入世界，走向新千年；2003年看中国房地产也如何一飞冲天，面临考验；直至2008年看中国人民如何跨越新险阻，以回溯与展望进入下一个激荡三十年。
为了更好地体现口述历史的节目价值观，精准地还原中国经济史的细节，《激荡•1978-2008》采访了诸如参与国家经济政策制定的著名经济学家吴敬琏、1978年随邓小平访日记录开放进程的摄影记者钱嗣杰、质量万里行的组织者、创办者，原《经济日报》总编艾丰、著名美籍华人摄影家刘香成、曾与老记者穆青共同采访撰写《风帆起珠江》的“民间智库”王志纲、以连书4篇内参扳倒禹作敏的原《法制日报》天津站站长刘林山等“见证者”，他们口述亲历的经济事件，以媒体人与学者特有的冷静、客观观察历史真相，并在采访中首次披露大量细节始末，给予观众重现历史的真实感，完成改革开放30年中国经济史的宏伟拼图。

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.