Tuesday Documentary Mothers Behind Bars
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)