https://irving.video/videos/watch/46efc74f-484f-4c60-8f03-5d5c19d5d303 OverviewIrving delivers a lecture on restrictions on freedom of speech, framed around his experience with censorship and his denied access to Auschwitz for a BBC documentary project. He discusses the legal and institutional barriers he has faced in multiple European countries, and examines specific claims about World War II history that he argues are subject to criminal penalties for questioning. Topics coveredIntroduction by Jack Wyckoff and Irving's publishing history 00:00:27, The BBC documentary project on free speech and Irving's conditions for participation 00:01:13, European imprisonment laws restricting speech and journalist awareness of the issue 00:02:00, Irving's ban from Auschwitz by camp authorities and his analysis of the reasons 00:04:00, Physical features of the Auschwitz gas chamber and inconsistencies in eyewitness accounts 00:06:00, Logistical problems with mass cremation claims and aerial photographic evidence 00:08:00, The post-war construction of the displayed gas chamber and German legal penalties 00:10:02, Trial and prosecution under German racial incitement laws for historical statements 00:12:02, Key momentsIrving compares his exclusion from Auschwitz to a casino barring a consistent winner, stating he would point out structural inconsistencies like "no holes in the roof" and glass panes in gas chamber doors 00:06:00, Irving recounts being fined 22,000 marks by the German government for stating publicly that the Auschwitz gas chamber shown to tourists was built after the war, while acknowledging the statement is factually true 00:10:02, Irving notes his 1993 trial for remarks made in 1990, describing the prosecution as part of a broader "onslaught" to silence historians who ask certain questions about World War II 00:12:02, SourceRecorded at a public lecture venue in Canada (specific city not identified in transcript), with introduction by Jack Wyckoff. The audience appears to be a general public gathering with Irving addressing them directly on the topic of free speech and historical inquiry. No original broadcaster or conference affiliation is identified in the available transcript material. 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. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:06:10 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/46efc74f-484f-4c60-8f03-5d5c19d5d303 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.