71. The Oversteegen Sisters: Is it ever OK to kill?
From school girls to executioners: Truus and Freddie’s lives take a violent turn.
During the German occupation of the Netherlands two shy teenagers, Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, were recruited into the Dutch Resistance. They quickly went from circulating illegal newspapers to seducing Nazis and German collaborators in bars before luring them into the woods…
In this episode of Bad People, recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe, Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen tackle ethical questions: When should children be allowed to take part in war and under what circumstances? And is killing ever justified?
This episode contains audio from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Reel.
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence, genocide and murder.
CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Producer: Louisa Field and Marnie Chesterton
Assistant Producer: Kate White
Editor: Erika Wright and Anna Lacey
Music: Matt Chandler
Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Sarah Laurence and Dr Ailsa Strathie.
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
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Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio Science Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds.
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Bad People
True crime stories and insights into why people do bad things.
