https://irving.video/videos/watch/06814df9-b22f-48c3-a0bf-a3cc2c8dd203 OverviewC-SPAN BookTV segment examining the 2000 Lipstadt-Irving libel trial through editorial and contextual discussion. The program documents how BookTV's original plan to air both Deborah Lipstadt's Harvard presentation and David Irving's American speaking tour sparked public controversy over perceived "balance" in Holocaust coverage, leading to revised programming that included historical context from Washington Post reporter T.R. Reid. Topics coveredC-SPAN BookTV's editorial selection process and initial programming plans for the Lipstadt-Irving trial coverage 00:00:01, Deborah Lipstadt's decision to close her Harvard event to BookTV cameras and the resulting public controversy 00:01:03, The misuse of the term "balance" in describing programming plans and the resulting email backlash 00:02:08, David Irving's background as an amateur historian and his controversial book Hitler's War 00:08:02, Irving's 1977 portrayal of Hitler as unaware of the Holocaust until 1943 00:08:02, Irving's forum shopping strategy: suing for libel in Britain rather than America 00:10:01, The trial verdict and judge's ruling that Irving was a liar who manipulated history 00:11:03, Lipstadt's broader research project on Holocaust denial and her 1997 book publication 00:09:05, Key momentsLipstadt explains her motivation for documenting Holocaust denial: "When there aren't people around to say this is my story, this is what happened to me... the deniers don't go away" 00:05:00, T.R. Reid characterizes Irving's strategy: "by bringing the case, he basically put all the burden on Deborah Lipstadt and her publisher, Penguin, to prove that the Holocaust happened" 00:10:01, Reid describes the trial outcome: the judge ruled Irving "a liar" and that "he had manipulated history because of a hostility to Jews" 00:11:03, SourceRecorded for C-SPAN BookTV in 2005 as part of their coverage of Deborah Lipstadt's memoir History on Trial. The segment features an unnamed C-SPAN host interviewing T.R. Reid of The Washington Post, who covered the trial extensively. Originally broadcast on C-SPAN. About this archive: irving.video preserves the lectures, interviews, and TV appearances of historian David Irving. All videos are captioned, every transcript is searchable. Books at irvingbooks.com. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:43:57 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://irving.video https://irving.video/lazy-static/avatars/217f0272-12b9-4650-9c50-a2b60755061b.jpg https://irving.video/videos/watch/06814df9-b22f-48c3-a0bf-a3cc2c8dd203 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.