Brass Tacks was an influential BBC TV documentary programme on BBC from 1977 to 1988. Presenters included Brian Trueman, Eric Robson, David Dimbleby, John Ware and John Harrison.
The first episode aired on 6 July 1977, featured a debate as to whether or not the Moors murderer Myra Hindley should be considered for parole from the life sentence she had received more than a decade earlier.
References
- Greg Philo (2014). Seeing and Believing The influence of Television. Routledge. p. 228. ISBN 978-0415036214.
- "Brass Tacks (TV series)". British Film Institute.
- "Brass Tacks - Episode guide - BBC Two". BBC.
- "PANORAMA: MYRA HINDLEY DEBATE : David Dimbleby" (TXT). News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
External links
- Brass Tacks at BBC Online
- Brass Tacks at IMDb
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