Timeshift
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- Episode
- Crime and Punishment: Capital Punishment
- Broadcast Info
- 2010 (59 mins)
- Description
- Timeshift digs into the archive to trace the extraordinary story of the ultimate sanction. At the beginning of the nineteenth century you could still be hanged in Britain for offences such as stealing a sheep or shooting a rabbit. Even children as young as seven were sent to the gallows. The last hanging in this country took place as recently as 1964. By opting for a dispassionate history rather than staging the usual polarised debate, this programme breaks new ground with its fascinating attention to detail, such as the protocols of the public execution or the science of hanging. With contributions from both sides of the argument, The Story of Capital Punishment provides an essential guide to a subject that still divides us.
- Genre
- History; Education; Culture; Social Science
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The Open University, "Timeshift". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/81904 (Accessed 10 Jan 2025)