Synod debates capital punishment

Title
Synod debates capital punishment
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
12 Jul 1983
Year of production
1983
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Duration
00:02:46
Description
Report on a Church of England General Synod debate on the possible restoration of the death penalty in the UK prior to a House of Commons vote on the issue. With speeches from: Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie; Bishop of St Germans, Reginald Lindsay Fisher. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Robert Runcie; Reginald Fisher
Keywords
Legal procedure; Crime; Death penalty; Homicide; Penal sanctions; Church of England; Imprisonment; Christianity; Synods

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