Crime and Punishment
Gabriel Weston examines how television has played a crucial role in documenting seismic shifts in British law and policing, from the death penalty to laws against homosexuality.
From the death penalty, to laws against homosexuality, Britain's criminal justice system has undergone momentous change in the last 70 years.
In this Timewatch guide to Crime and Punishment, presenter Gabriel Weston examines how television has played a crucial role in documenting these seismic shifts in British law and policing.
Looking back through the Timewatch back catalogue of documentaries and a host of 麻豆官网首页入口 archive rarities, Gabriel discovers how historians and filmmakers have not only chronicled these profound changes in law but also managed to shape public opinion.
By highlighting miscarriages of justice, like that of the wrongful imprisonment of the Birmingham Six, or by shining a spotlight on other issues of corruption and damning flaws in police procedures, Gabriel finds that television actually became a powerful agent for change.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Gabriel Weston |
Camera Operator | James Daniels |
Camera Operator | Lorian Reed-Drake |
Sound | Kevin Meredith |
Colourist | Jonathan Fetherston |
Re-recording mixer | Aaron O'Neill |
Series Producer | James Gray |
Production Manager | Patricia Burns |
Executive Producer | Emma Parkins |
Producer | Andy Webb |
Director | Andy Webb |
Editor | Andy Webb |
Archive Source | 麻豆官网首页入口 |
Archive Source | Bridgeman |
Archive Source | Getty |
Archive Source | ITN Source |
Production Company | 360 Production |
Broadcasts
- Tue 8 Nov 2016 21:00
- Wed 9 Nov 2016 03:00
- Mon 1 Apr 2019 23:30
- Sun 25 Jul 2021 00:25
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