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Polly Bide's films on social issues - especially on children - reflected the compassion that was her hallmark: Mothers Behind Bars (1990), made with Helena Kennedy, showed the terrible impact of separating convicted mums from their children, as was Home Office policy. Thanks to her film of a New York prison creche, the policy softened to a degree.

Documentary

Primary Title
  • Tuesday Documentary
Secondary Title
  • Mothers Behind Bars
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 7 May 1991
Start Time
  • 20 : 00
Finish Time
  • 21 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Documentary
Episode Description
  • Polly Bide's films on social issues - especially on children - reflected the compassion that was her hallmark: Mothers Behind Bars (1990), made with Helena Kennedy, showed the terrible impact of separating convicted mums from their children, as was Home Office policy. Thanks to her film of a New York prison creche, the policy softened to a degree.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Documentary
Hosts
  • Helena Kennedy (Reporter)
Contributors
  • Polly Bide (Producer)
  • Polly Bide (Director)
  • Thames Television (Production Unit)
  • Alan Horox (Executive Producer)