The Executioners



History Documentary hosted by Jonathan Kydd, published by Alba Communications in 2004 - English narration







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The Original Deadly Job. A fascinating documentary on a very contentious topic, The Executioners will take you through the history of mankind's ultimate form of punishment. Meet a selection of the deadliest men in history as this spinechilling series recalls the haunting history of The Executioners.

From the hangmen who plied their trade in Britain well into the 1960s, to the infamous 'Bourreaux' of France who killed over 1,000 people between them, and the shadowy figures operating in the United States, learn the truth behind the men who acted as the final barrier between life and death.

Series is an in-depth look at the history of capital punishment in Britain, France and America. It tells the story through the often-overlooked and shadowy figures of the executioners themselves, and examines the history of the five principal methods of execution: hanging, firing squad, electric chair, gas chamber and lethal injection.

THE EXECUTIONERS is the tale of the hangmen, everyday folk who were cobblers, salesmen, barbers and working men, but they were anything but ordinary, their trade was also to act as the country's part-time killers. This gruesome but fascinating documentary explores Britain's history of capital punishment, as well as investigating other methods of execution in France and America.



Produced & Edited by John Keeling ; Produced by DGP Productions for Alba Communications Ltd



3)  States of Death

For much of the world it was the rope or the blade. In France the guillotine. But in its short history the United States of America has experimented with a bewildering array of execution methods, and continues to do so.

This programme examines the history of the five principal methods: Hanging, Firing Squad, Electric Chair, Gas Chamber and Lethal Injection. And the reasons behind their development have often been as shocking as the results, from corporate wars to so-called 'religious' sensibilities.

But perhaps the most overlooked aspect of American execution protocol is the role of the executioner. Whereas British and French executioners were invariably well-known and truly responsible for the execution, even to the extent of supporting the condemned in their final moments, American executioners (with a few notable exceptions) have been altogether more shadowy figures than their European counterparts.



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Video Codec: XviD 1.1.2 Final

Video Bitrate: 896 kbps

Video Resolution: 640x352

Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Frames Per Second: 25.000

Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3

Audio Bitrate: 128kb/s VBR 48000 Hz

Audio Streams: 2

Audio Languages: english

RunTime Per Part: 47 min

Number Of Parts: 3

Part Size: 349 MB

Source: PDTV

Encoded by: SomeTV



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