MUMBAI: Discovery HD World will air the docudrama ?Lincoln?s Last Night? on 2 February at 8 pm. The programme will repeat on 10 February at 3 pm and on 12 February at 6 pm.

The special aims to paint a lifelike portrait of the American leader?s life, having been filmed in locations across the US and featuring a cast of more than 80 historical actors; it is an account of how one gunshot changed the country forever.

The one-hour docudrama tells the story of Lincoln and the dramatic account of the last few hours of his life graphically documenting the events that led up to his shocking assassination on the night of 14 April, 1865.

The special begins by tracing Lincoln?s career from the early years to his successful ascent into America?s politics. It is a story of a young boy from the prairie who fought his way all the way to the top to become the 16th President of the US, and who, at the peak of his power, was killed by John Wilkes Booth - a popular American stage actor - while attending a theatre performance.