Watch The Unknown Famine (1973)

A coverage of the 1973 Ethiopian famine by a British journalist

The Unknown Famine — Documentary Film (1973)

Jonathan Dimbleby’s landmark 1973 documentary “The Unknown Famine” stands as a pivotal moment in Ethiopian history—a journalistic endeavour that not only exposed a humanitarian crisis but inadvertently helped precipitate the end of Africa’s oldest monarchy. The footage was broadcast by ITV for its flagship affairs series named "This Week".