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Four Hours at the Capitol

A journey into January's storming of the US Capitol, featuring exclusive footage and interviews with the people at the heart of the action, many of whom are speaking publicly for the first time.

A journey into the thick of January's storming of the US Capitol, featuring exclusive footage and interviews with the people at the heart of the action, many of whom are speaking publicly for the first time.

In this immersive, character-driven account, protesters, rioters, police officers and members of the US Congress and Senate recount their experiences in startling detail. Frontline police officers reveal how they engaged in bloody hand-to-hand combat with thousands of rioters armed with tasers, sledgehammers, baseball bats and knives, while some from among the rioters explain how they broke through the police lines.

1 hour, 27 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 Nov 202100:55

Broadcasts

  • Wed 20 Oct 202121:00
  • Fri 22 Oct 202123:05
  • Sat 23 Oct 202100:05
  • Thu 18 Nov 202100:55

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