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  1. US journalist witnesses hanging of Westley Allan Dodd (1993)

    Genre
    News report

    American journalist Eric Sponane witnessed the execution of triple child molester and murderer Westley Allan Dodd at the Washington State Prison by hanging and he recalls the last words as spoken by Dodd...

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  2. Albert Pierrepoint interview (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with former UK hangman Albert Pierrepoint, who carried out last British execution in 1964, on his life and hanging.

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  3. Bentley hanging anniversary and family’s campaign (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on the 30th anniversary of 19-year-old Derek Bentley’s hanging in Wandsworth Prison for the murder of a policeman, and the family’s continuing campaign to get him a posthumous pardon. Includes...

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  4. US murderer asks to be hanged (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    Triple child molester and killer Westley Allan Dodd on why he wishes to be lawfully killed by hanging as Washington State plans and not by the more painless lethal injection. Interviewer not heard.

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  5. Troops to Bermuda (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Labour MP Arthur Latham criticism of decision to send troops to Bermuda, following the hanging of Erskine Burrows and Larry Tacklyn. British government were not able to intervene to stop the hangings. Male...

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  6. UK Troops leave Bermuda (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Chris Lodge reports on the decision to remove the British troops from Bermuda. It looks at the impact of the army on the riots and the relaxation of the curfew. Also calls to abolish the death penalty in...

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  7. Bermuda hangings (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Report from Bermuda on the hanging on 02/12/77 of two murderers, Erskine Burrows for killing Sir Richard Sharples, former Governor of Bermuda, Commissioner of Police George Duckett and two supermarket...

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  8. Capital punishment - Israeli experience (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Tim Crook reports on the history of executions at the Acre Prison in Israel. A male security service officer (not identified) describes the hanging of Israeli terrorists by the British authorities after the...

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  9. Bermuda continuing violence (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Report from Bermuda to studio reporter on violence and riots following the hanging of Erskine Burrows (for murder of former Governor Sir Richard Sharples, Police Commissioner George Duckett and 2 supermarket...

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  10. Farzad Bazoft executed in Iraq (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Tribute; Vox pop

    Gareth Furby reports on the reaction to the hanging of Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Iraq after being accused of espionage. With comment and tributes from Iraqi Ambassador to London, Azmi Shafiq...

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