Episodes 1 to 3 Recap

Capital

An improvised comedy about executing an execution.

Comedy

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2017

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Recap the first three episodes of acclaimed podcast 'Capital', the improvised sitcom all about the civil servants dealing with the fallout of a referendum that brings back capital punishment with a 51% majority. New episodes begin with Episode 4 on Monday 11 December.

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0:00.0	During the death penalty.
0:03.0	During the death penalty.
0:05.0	During the last election, the government promised as a referendum on capital punishment.
0:17.0	Last week, the public voted to bring back the death penalty. I'm joined by the
0:21.8	ex-minister of Education, now Minister of Capital Punishment. Minister, how did we get here? Well, it's
0:27.0	very simple, John. The British people want a safer, stronger Britain. And they gave us a strong,
0:33.0	popular mandate. A referendum which was won with a 50.9% majority. No one in the civil service wants to
0:39.8	join your new department. I don't know which member of the Metropolitan Elite gave you that
0:44.4	idea because we have some of the finest young minds in the civil service who are coming up
0:49.9	with a very, very clear plan. I'm Charlotte. I'm very excited to be heading up this team.
0:56.2	My name's Adam, so I'm here to make a positive difference.
0:59.0	Hi, my name's Liam Peniston. As to why I think capital punishment is such a good idea.
1:04.0	Well, how long have I got? Hi, I'm Mattilda Stewart. I was a really hard campaigner for the
1:09.7	no side, so I'm gutted that we're actually having to do this.
1:12.8	Can I just ask what you're doing here if you don't agree with capital punishment?
1:16.0	Well, I obviously could have quit the civil service, but I thought, you know, if I'm not here,
1:19.4	someone like you might be doing it. I think an helpful exercise would be to imagine how it feels
1:24.8	to be the average British person.
1:28.3	Okay, I, uh, I'm Julie, and I'm a widow.
1:32.3	I just work in Greg's.
1:34.3	Look after my little daughter, Sally.
1:36.3	They say it's a bit dangerous out there these days, but I'm sure they'll be all right.
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