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The true story of the triple murder convictions of boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
The making of Rubin Carter
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Racism, poverty and violence. Enter the world of Rubin Carter #HurricaneTapes Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Murders at the Lafayette
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Four shot, three killed, two murderers on the run. What exactly happened on the night of the murders? Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Thieves in the night
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Two eyewitnesses led police to focus on, and eventually arrest, Carter and Artis. But why were Alfred Bello and Arthur Bradley at the scene of the crime? Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Bullets, Bello and Bradley
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The first trial of Rubin Carter and John Artis in the spring of 1967. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Chipmunk
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
How Carter and Artis's case made its way back into the headlines in 1975. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Muhammad Ali and Bob Dylan
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
In 1976, some of America's most famous faces campaign to clear Carter and Artis's names. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Racial revenge
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
The story of Carter and Artis's second trial in 1976, centring on what the prosecution put forward to the jury: the supposed motive for the Lafayette Bar and Grill murders. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Boy wonder
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
How an illiterate teenager succeeded where lawyers and celebrities had failed. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Take it to the judge
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Rubin Carter prepares for his biggest gamble. Win, and he goes free. Lose, and there is no longer any legal remedy; in short, he’d die in prison. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Nineteen pages
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
A top secret report offers a compelling and completely different theory to the night of the crime. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Join the dots
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World ServiceLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Armed with Eldridge Hawkins’ theory, we go off in search of more evidence. Show more
The Hurricane Tapes
Who’s to blame?
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
We present our findings to John Artis, and ask him who is to blame for what has happened, and we try to persuade Jonny Carter to tell us who it was that apparently confessed. Show more