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Crime and Punishment: The Story of Corporal Punishment

Documentary lifting the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment, revealing a history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education.

Timeshift lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment. What it reveals is a fascinating history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education. Today it is a subject that is almost impossible to discuss in public, but it's not that long since corporal punishment was a routine part of life. Surprising and enlightening, the programme invites us to leave our preconceptions at the door so that we may better understand how corporal punishment came to be so important for so long.

59 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:30

    Guido Haazen

    Sanctus

    Choir: Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin.
  • 00:42

    Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

  • 00:49

    Billy May

    Summer Samba

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Denis Lawson
Series Producer Ben Southwell
Executive Producer Michael Poole
Producer Rachel Jardine

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