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Last broadcast on Sun, 8 Nov 2009, 05:45 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Clive Coleman tells the stories of cases that shaped our lives but which are little known outside the legal world.

The dramatic 1670 trial of two Quakers which established the principle that judges cannot intimidate juries, no matter how furious the bench may be.

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  1. Wed 4 Nov 2009
    20:45
  2. Sun 8 Nov 2009
    05:45

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