Panorama - Season 65 Episode 9
Three years ago Alexander Blackman, better known as Marine A, became the first serving British soldier to be convicted of murder since the Second World War for the killing of a badly injured Taliban insurgent on the battlefield. He has now had his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter. Panorama re-examines the case to find out what really happened on that fateful day, six years ago. Film-maker and anthropologist Chris Terrill has been following the case since the beginning, including meeting Blackman a number of times in prison. Chris has spent many years working with the Royal Marines and was embedded with Blackman's unit at the time the incident occurred in Afghanistan. He has tracked down some of the men who were with Blackman that day and they speak for the first time about the six-month tour that proceeded the killing and reveal disturbing new insights about the day itself. Questions are raised about whether there were other pressures on Blackman to act. Using material Chris shot in Afghanistan when embedded with Blackman's unit, the film provides a stark sense of what it was like to be stationed in a 'kill or be killed' outpost set in what was then described as 'the most dangerous square mile in the world'. The new evidence is presented for the first time and raises concerns about the way our soldiers fight wars and apply ethics on the battlefield. The outcome of the Marine A case could well shape the way we fight our wars in the future.
First Air Date : 1953-11-11
Last Air date : 2025-05-19
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary, News
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- Season 65 : Episode 12017-01-09
- Season 65 : Episode 22017-01-16
- Season 65 : Episode 32017-01-23
- Season 65 : Episode 42017-01-30
- Season 65 : Episode 52017-02-06
- Season 65 : Episode 62017-02-13
- Season 65 : Episode 72017-02-27
- Season 65 : Episode 82017-03-06
- Season 65 : Episode 92017-03-07
- Season 65 : Episode 102017-03-20
- Season 65 : Episode 112017-03-27
- Season 65 : Episode 122017-04-03
- Season 65 : Episode 132017-04-05
- Season 65 : Episode 142017-04-10
- Season 65 : Episode 152017-04-11
- Season 65 : Episode 162017-04-24
- Season 65 : Episode 172017-05-03
- Season 65 : Episode 182017-05-08
- Season 65 : Episode 192017-05-10
- Season 65 : Episode 202017-05-15
- Season 65 : Episode 212017-05-29
- Season 65 : Episode 222017-06-05
- Season 65 : Episode 232017-06-12
- Season 65 : Episode 242017-06-19
- Season 65 : Episode 252017-07-04
- Season 65 : Episode 262017-07-10
- Season 65 : Episode 272017-07-17
- Season 65 : Episode 282017-07-24
- Season 65 : Episode 292017-07-26
- Season 65 : Episode 302017-08-03
- Season 65 : Episode 312017-08-14
- Season 65 : Episode 322017-09-04
- Season 65 : Episode 332017-09-11
- Season 65 : Episode 342017-09-18
- Season 65 : Episode 352017-09-19
- Season 65 : Episode 362017-10-02
- Season 65 : Episode 372017-10-09
- Season 65 : Episode 382017-10-10
- Season 65 : Episode 392017-10-16
- Season 65 : Episode 402017-10-23
- Season 65 : Episode 412017-10-25
- Season 65 : Episode 422017-11-05
- Season 65 : Episode 432017-11-06
- Season 65 : Episode 442017-11-13
- Season 65 : Episode 452017-11-27
- Season 65 : Episode 462017-12-04
- Season 65 : Episode 472017-12-11
- Season 65 : Episode 482017-12-18
