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Radio 5 Live,16 Jun 2025,36 mins,

Contains some strong language, adult humour, some violent scenes and some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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When a prison riot breaks out inside Scotland’s Peterhead Prison, two officers are taken hostage and the SAS are secretly called in. But the truth of what happened wouldn’t come out for years... This is the story of a brutal prison, a high-stakes rescue mission, and the man who survived it all. For pictures of the destruction of D Block, see here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41397881 Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Got a case or story for us? Email [email protected].

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