The story of James Earl Ray

On 4 April 1968 Martin Luther King was shot dead in Memphis, Tennessee. Almost two months later James Earl Ray was arrested for the murder at Heathrow Airport, London. For most of his criminal life Ray had been obsessed with the ambition to become one of the current ten most wanted men in the FBI files. Seemingly he felt he had achieved his dream when finally he pleaded guilty to the assassination of the great Civil Rights leader, who will always be remembered for his 'I have a dream this afternoon. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream...'

with Glenn Beck as Earl Ray
Narrators David Bauer, Richard Bebb
Written by Mike stott
Produced by Maurice Leitch

The programme is followed by a discussion on some of the implications that it raises, Taking part: Morley Safer, CBS correspondent in London; C.R. Hewitt, criminologist; Mike Weller, American playwright, author of "Cancer"