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Fighting Back Then Going Back

Bernie Matthews emerged from prison at the turn of the century to become a journalist who broke major stories. That’s why for so many, including himself, it was such a tragedy when he once again found himself behind bars. “It was collateral damage to my life…I think it’s in my DNA” he tells Gary Jubelin in the final of the four-part special.

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