The Amritsar Massacre
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (Amritsar Massacre) happened on 13 April 1919. After violent rioting in Amritsar, an English General fired upon a rebellious crowd of many thousands, killing at least 379 and injuring a thousand others. To many, the General, Brigadier General Dyer, seemed a hero. for there was no more rebellion, but the incident became a turning point in Britain's relations with India. Brigadier General Dyer is played by actor John Carson Mahatma Gandhi played by actor Renu Setna
Documentary
Primary Title
- The Amritsar Massacre
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 26 April 1980
Start Time
- 20 : 35
Finish Time
- 21 : 27
Duration
- 52:04
Channel
- 1YC
Broadcaster
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Station
- 1YC
Owning Organisation
- BBC
Programme Description
- Documentary
Episode Description
- The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (Amritsar Massacre) happened on 13 April 1919. After violent rioting in Amritsar, an English General fired upon a rebellious crowd of many thousands, killing at least 379 and injuring a thousand others. To many, the General, Brigadier General Dyer, seemed a hero. for there was no more rebellion, but the incident became a turning point in Britain's relations with India. Brigadier General Dyer is played by actor John Carson Mahatma Gandhi played by actor Renu Setna
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/91b90f6c02d44b70b5fb8a9d6380b399
Genres
- Documentary
- Politics
Hosts
- Gavin Campbell (Narrator)
Contributors
- Francis Watson (Writer)
- Dino Shafeek (Speaker)
- Hilda Kriseman (Speaker)
- Tariq Yunus (Speaker)
- Marc Zuber (Speaker)
- Jamila Massey (Speaker)
- Bernard Archard (Speaker)
- David Timson (Speaker)
- Harold Kasket (Speaker)
- Roy Spencer (Speaker)
- Crawford Logan (Speaker)
- Preston Lockwood (Speaker)
- Christopher Venning (Director)
- John Carson (Actor)
- Renu Setna (Actor)