The US network CBS, which is funding the series, suggested Sir Ian’s biography was too dry to air on prime time TV.What exactly was wrong with the first book that made it unsuitable for television?Last week, the author gave no detail on why he left the production but said: "I took the decision some months ago. I have not fallen out with the production company but have had no dealings with them since I withdrew."
The president of CBS, Leslie Moonves, said the film was no longer based on Hubris because the book was an academic piece and was "quite dry and needed more incidents".After reading some 600 pages on Hitler's life, I venture to suggest that a shortage of incidents was not a noticeable feature of his career - and I've only got as far as 1937.