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The senseless slaughter of Lee Rigby - Crimes That Shook Britain

Michael Adebolajo just after killing Lee Rigby

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Witnesses and terrorism experts revisit May 2013, when soldier Lee Rigby was murdered by two religious extremists near his barracks in Woolwich. Crimes That Shook Britain sheds new light on the chilling crimes that created shock-waves across the country and changed the UK forever. Told through the eyes of those at the heart of the crimes, the new series analyses the events that led to such atrocities before examining the devastating effects that they have left in their wake. Using drama reconstructions, witness accounts, police interviews, archive news pieces and intimate access to victims and families; every episode of this compelling series explores the dark depths of some of Britain’s most infamous and disturbing cases.