WAR

Once Upon A Time In Iraq

BBC2, Monday, 9pm

Documentary examining the realities of war and life under Isis, with unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict.

Waleed Neysif was 18 when George Bush gave Saddam Hussein just 48 hours to leave Iraq. He was, like many Iraqi teenagers at that time, infatuated by the West. But while many of his generation grew up enjoying songs by the Backstreet Boys,Waleed formed Iraq’s first heavy metal band. Narrated by Andy Serkis.