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The tale behind the 'Ballad of Reading Gaol'

Bill Buckley hears the story of the inmate who inspired the famous poem.

Angela Buckley:

"He was a very possessive and jealous man, and he wasn't allowed to live with his wife as he hadn't asked permission from his Commanding Officer."

"There were various bouts of fighting, and domestic violence."

"He was executed in the prison while Oscar Wilde was an inmate."

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