Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to To the Point

    To the Point

    Freed Britons Speak Out, Describe 'Psychological' Pressure

    While they were captives, the British marines and sailors appeared to "confess" that they crossed into Iranian waters. Now home, they tell a very different story .

    • rss
    • Share
    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    While they were captives, the British marines and sailors appeared to "confess" that they crossed into Iranian waters. Now home, they tell a very different story. Saying they were not in Iranian waters and that their televised confessions were made under duress, they say they were stripped, isolated and threatened with prison until they appeared on Iranian media for what they call "propaganda." We hear from the former captives and get reaction.

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is Agribusiness Becoming Kinder to Animals?
    1. 1:32Freed Britons Speak Out, Describe 'Psychological' PressureYou’re reading this
    2. 7:24Animal Rights on the Way to the Slaughterhouse
    3. 42:47Is 911 a Joke in Your Town?
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

    • KCRW placeholder

      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

    • KCRW placeholder

      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

    • KCRW placeholder

      Terri Judd

      Reporter for the Independent of London

    • KCRW placeholder

      Michael Williams

      Professor of International Relations, University of London

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is Agribusiness Becoming Kinder to Animals?
    1. 1:32Freed Britons Speak Out, Describe 'Psychological' PressureYou’re reading this
    2. 7:24Animal Rights on the Way to the Slaughterhouse
    3. 42:47Is 911 a Joke in Your Town?
    Back to To the Point