HostageSeries 1, Episode 1

In 2012, photojournalists John Cantlie and James Foley chase a scoop in Syria, but their reporting draws the attention of jihadists, and the net closes in on them.

Hostage was broadcast on BBC2 at Wednesday 4 March 2026, 21:00.

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Hostage

Hostage is a TV show on BBC2. The rise of a violent rogue state and the journalists who disappeared. Loyalty and coercion collide in Islamic State Group's chilling kidnap of James Foley and John Cantlie. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 2 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2026.

Last broadcast:11/03/2026 at 21:00

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