Synopsis
Arguments in favour of the use of capital punishment for murder.
- Programme: Matters of Life and Death
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Religious Education
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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