Blood Lands: Common Purpose Episode 5

Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 7:15 a.m.

The final episode of Blood Lands - a true story told in five parts which takes us to the heart of modern South Africa.

A group of white men are on trial accused of murdering two black South Africans, but as a long and explosive trial comes to an end, could muddled medical evidence see them walk free? Blood Lands is a murder investigation, a political drama, a courtroom thriller, and a profound exploration of the enduring racial tensions threatening the "rainbow nation". Over the course of three years, correspondent Andrew Harding has followed every twist of the police\u2019s hunt for the killers, the betrayals that opened the door to an dramatic trial, and the fortunes of all those involved \u2013 from the dead men\u2019s families to the handful of men controversially selected for prosecution. When a whole community is on trial who pays the price?

Presenter, Andrew Harding\nProducer, Becky Lipscombe\nEditor, Bridget Harney