In part two, eyewitness accounts reveal how Iranian students held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. Tune in or livestream ‘Taken Hostage: American Experience, Part 2’ Tue, Nov. 15 at 7pm on WSIU TV. Sponsored by Sangamon Mass Transit District.
Explore how America’s complex involvement in the Middle East led to the Iran hostage crisis. Tune in or livestream ‘Taken Hostage: American Experience, Part 1’ Mon, Nov. 14 at 7pm on WSIU TV. Sponsored by Sangamon Mass Transit District.
Premieres Monday, Nov. 14 and Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Wednesdays, Nov. 16 and 23 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. Revisit the Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Unfolding like a political thriller, the story is told through the eyewitness accounts of those who took part in the events.