here in the national archives is that it was the americans who were pushing mi5 to investigate charlie chaplinfind evidence that he was a communist. >> if i had my way about it, they would all be sent to russia. ti-communist's, an hearings were held. chaplin was alleged to have given money to communist causes back in the 1920's. the u.s. announced he would be banned from returning. the fbi asked mi5 to find any evidence that he was a member of the communist party. >> is the a security risk? has he ever been a security risk? they find no evidence or proof that he was a security risk. >> there was a further mystery. was he really born in london as he claims? the fbi thought that he might be using a false name. mi5 never tracked down a birth certificate. in 1975, just two years to 40 died, he finally received a knighthood. just just two years before he died, he received -- just two years before he died, he finally received a knighthood. he did return to america late in life. despite the accusations, his star there never faded. >> fascinating chapter in history. now, for a site experiment which is

here in the national archives is that it was the americans who were pushing mi5 to investigate charlie chaplinfind evidence he was a communist. >> in the early 50's, anti- communist fever gripped washington what the mccarthy hearings delving into the left- wing sympathies of hollywood. chaplin was alleged to have given money to, and this causes back in the 1920's. when chaplin arrived in england, the u.s. announced he would be banned from returning. the fbi asked mi5 to find any evidence proving he was a member of the communist party. >> for the british, it is all about is the security risk? has he ever been a security risk? they find no proof that he is a member of the party or prove that he is a security risk. >> there was a further mystery. was he really born in london as he claims? the fbi thought he might be using a false name but mi5 never tracked down a burst of it. in 1975, just two years before he died, chaplin finally received a knighthood. it had been delayed 20 years because of concerns over the reaction in america. >> is it to be sir charles or sir charlie? >> sir charles. >> desp

well, not for charlie chap chaplin. we report on how the americans tried to get the british to keep tabs on him. forensic experts in honduras are still trying to identify the bodies of more than 350 people who died in a prison fire on tuesday. official records show many of those killed in the blaze were awaiting trial. they haven't even been convicted. israeli leaders met to discuss ways of exploring huge gas fields recently discovered in the eastern mediterranean. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said developing relations between the two countries should be in the interest of the region, but turkey opposes any attempt by the government to explore the gas reserves. the "new york times" correspondent, anthony shadid, who twice won the pulitzer prize for his coverage of iraq, has died during an assignment in eastern syria. an american of lebanese descent, mr. shadid was 43. it appears he died from an asthma attack. he died paying tribute at the time to the executive editor, she said he died as he lived, determ

the silent movie star charlie chaplin was investigated by british intelligence after the u.s.overnment became convinced he was a closet communist. that is according to the files released by the u.k. national archives. gordon corera has been taking a deeper look. >> he was the world's first hollywood superstar. in his silence films -- the silent films, charlie chaplin created a recognizable characters are round the world. why did the five run a file on him? that file is being made public for the first time. what is clear in the national archives is that it was the americans who were pushing mi5 to find evidence he was a communist. >> if i had my way about it, they would lobby sent back to russia. >> in the early 1950's, anti- communist fever gripped washington with mccarthy delving into sympathies over hollywood. chaplin had given money is at 2 communist causes in the 1920's. when he arrived in england in 1952, the u.s. announced he would be banned from returning. they asked mi5 to find evidence proving he was a member of the communist party. >> the question was about whether h

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