24 Hours

24 Hours

Assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd (1966x1)

Season finale

Air date: Sep 06, 1966

First transmitted in 1966, 24 Hours looks at the shock assassination of the prime minister of South Africa, Hendrik Verwoerd, and the questions it raises about the future of South Africa.Verwoerd was killed by a white man who thought that poor white people needed more help. Individuals from all sides of the political spectrum give their views on his assassination and the future of South Africa.

  • Premiered: Sep 1966
  • Episodes: 2
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  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Daily at 22