History isn't just about facts, it's about interpretation

The first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra (centre), Tun Tan Cheng Lock (left) and Datuk Panglima Bukit Gantang Toh Muda Haji Abdul Wahab Abdul Aziz on their way to Padang Bandar Hilir in Malacca where Tunku announced the date of the country’s independence after he returned from London. Photo: National Archives

So I’ve been working on a documentary about Merdeka over the last two years, and today it finally goes on air at 10pm: Road To Nationhood, airing over History, Astro channel 575.

It tells the story of Malaysia’s Independence that is, as our producer puts it, a little more interesting than what we find in school textbooks.