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Boys and their toys - at the heart of this film lies the pursuit of speed and the crimes committed when young drivers get behind the wheel. Following four very different stories, a gang of car thi...eves who bring terror to an inner city estate, the story of a drunken prank when a bus is taken on a joy ride which ends in a unexpected destination, a terrifying police car chase and the story of how a life lived online is brought to a tragic end in a real car crash but how the online aftermath has continued to haunt the victim's family and friends. This film explores the world of car crime and the impact of recording these crimes and posting them online.
Boys and their toys - at the heart of this film lies the pursuit of speed and the crimes committed when young drivers get behind the wheel. Following four very different stories, a gang of car thi...eves who bring terror to an inner city estate, the story of a drunken prank when a bus is taken on a joy ride which ends in a unexpected destination, a terrifying police car chase and the story of how a life lived online is brought to a tragic end in a real car crash but how the online aftermath has continued to haunt the victim's family and friends. This film explores the world of car crime and the impact of recording these crimes and posting them online.
| Series: | Our crime |
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| First transmission date: | 16-04-2012 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC |
| Published: | 2012 |
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| Duration: | 00:57:05 |
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| Producer: | Jo Abel |
| Narrator: | Steven Mackintosh |
| Contributors: | Jeremy Davis; Jacob Gower; Heath Gregory; Susan Hamlin; Sam Hobson; Paul Jackson; Jon Jones; Clare King; Ivan King; Stephen Leverett; Damian O'Reilly; Chris Pomeroy; C. David Pomeroy; Hayley Porter; Joshua Roberts; Carl Shipley; Sean Westlake |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/whats-on/ou-on-the-bbc-our-crime |
| Production number: | FKIO063F |
| Videofinder number: | 82666 |
| Available to public: | no |
