Flight 149: Hostage of War review - a tale so staggering you couldn't write it

This excellent documentary tells the tale of a BA plane's Kuwait stopover ... just as Saddam Hussein invaded. It's a crucial tale of a four-month nightmare that is barely believable If it were a work of fiction, the story of Flight149 would probably be deemed too horrifying - or too unbelievable - for television. Indeed, as a documentary interspersed with dramatic reconstructions, atpoints it is almost unbearable to watch. But it is a crucial piece of work: a one-off film that goes deep into a b...