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Convict Kids

Rating:4.0 of 5Total number of episodes:4
Last broadcast:24/02/2021 at 10:13
2020
09:00

Season 1, Episode 3 (Escape And Punishment)

4.0 6 x
Convict kids in Australia suffered a variety of punishments for even the most minor offences. These punishments ranged from flogging to solitary confinement or work gangs.
11:00

Season 1, Episode 2 (Daily Life And Work)

4.5 17 x
Convicts sent out to the penal colonies in Australia were expected to work as a part of their punishment, and convict kids were no exceptions. They also lived under the same harsh conditions as the adults.
08:00

Season 1, Episode 1 (Transportation)

4.0 6 x
In 18th and early 19th century Britain, transportation as a form of punishment was used to combat the over-crowded prisons. Children as young as seven could be tried as adults and sent to Australia as convicts.
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04:00Season 1, Episode 4 - Reform And Freedom24/02/2021
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