| Blood Diamonds | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States- |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bill Brummel |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | History Channel |
| Release | December 30, 2006 (2006-12-30) |
Blood Diamonds is a television documentary series, originally broadcast on theHistory Channel, that looks into the trade of diamonds which fund rebellions and wars in many African nations. The program focuses primarily on two nations:Sierra Leone andAngola. Diamonds which are traded for this purpose are known asblood diamonds. As with many History Channel specials, its original airdate coincides with a mainstreamperiod film, in this case,Blood Diamond (2006). The producer of the documentary was Bill Brummel.
The episode follows typical documentary format, hopping from topic to topic between commercial breaks. The topics discussed are as follows: