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Great Crimes and Trials (1993)

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Genre
documentary film, documentary television program
Country
United Kingdom
Length
3 seasons, 78 episodes
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series uses archive footage to reconstruct a famous crime from the 20th century. It looks at the criminal's motives, the investigation, and the trial. Each episode is narrated by Robert Powell.

informativehistoricalmethodicalneutralobjectivearchivalserious

What happens

Great Crimes and Trials (sometimes titled Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century) is a 1993–1996 BBC documentary television series. The program uses archival material to reconstruct a renowned crime, examining the felon's motives, details of the crime, the investigations and the trial. Each episode is narrated by actor Robert Powell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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