Pushkin+ Exclusive: Derek Bentley Must Hang

This episode is available exclusively to Pushkin+ subscribers. To learn more about Pushkin+ offerings, like ad-free episodes, exclusive content and early access, visit pushkin.fm or the show page on Apple. An amateurish burglary in 1950s London ends in murder. One of the men involved is a 19-year-old named Derek Bentley. Bentley has the understanding of a child - and he wasn't the killer. But the British justice system seems determined to deliver the death penalty. The fate of capital punishment lies in the balance, and so too does the fate of Derek Bentley.