The silent prison: Pentridge and the panopticon
03/29/22 • 21 min
The Silent Prison, Episode 1 of the podcast Look History in the Eye is about the convergence of ideology and design. Pentridge Prison in Melbourne, and its on-site panopticons, were the physical manifestation of criminal reform ideas in the 1800s. Radical concepts were designed into the architectural vision for the prison and introduced a method we now know as one of mankind’s most brutal forms of punishment. Interviews with Melbourne archaeologists Adam Ford and Geoff Hewitt.
Presented by Kate Follington and Public Record Office Victoria
This podcast is produced by Public Record Office Victoria the archive of the state government of Victoria. To view the podcast homepage and all episodes, and to view records related to this episode go to https://prov.vic.gov.au/look-history-eye-podcast
The Silent Prison, Episode 1 of the podcast Look History in the Eye is about the convergence of ideology and design. Pentridge Prison in Melbourne, and its on-site panopticons, were the physical manifestation of criminal reform ideas in the 1800s. Radical concepts were designed into the architectural vision for the prison and introduced a method we now know as one of mankind’s most brutal forms of punishment. Interviews with Melbourne archaeologists Adam Ford and Geoff Hewitt.
Presented by Kate Follington and Public Record Office Victoria
This podcast is produced by Public Record Office Victoria the archive of the state government of Victoria. To view the podcast homepage and all episodes, and to view records related to this episode go to https://prov.vic.gov.au/look-history-eye-podcast
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Look History in the Eye, Melbourne - The silent prison: Pentridge and the panopticon
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Transcript Episode 1: The Silent Prison, Pentridge & the Panopticon: Duration 22min
From the podcast Look History in the Eye.
Produced and presented by Kate Follington and Public Record Office Victoria
Thankyou to guests: Adam Ford, Archaeologist. Geoff Hewitt, Archaeologist. Joseph Hillel and the Grubby Urchins.
Episode Transcript
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