Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling - 77. Riot at the Hate Factory

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

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Published on Monday, 16th June 2025.

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