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Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals

The story of the trial of Nazi war criminals following Germany's surrender in 1945.

Radio 4,18 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1 - The Hunt
May 1945 and the leading Nazis have gone to ground all over Europe.
27 Aug 2021,22 mins
Episode 2 - No-One Gets Out of Here
The top Nazis are behind bars – but they’re still in danger.
27 Aug 2021,20 mins
Episode 3 - What Kind of Justice
Do top Nazis deserve a trial? Or just summary execution? Or both?
27 Aug 2021,21 mins
Episode 4 - Only Obeying Orders
These crimes are so enormous they need new words. Like genocide.
27 Aug 2021,20 mins
Episode 5 - Documents Don't Lie
What’s it like to be told about a gas chamber for the first time?
27 Aug 2021,22 mins
Episode 6 - The Killing Machine
Why did the SS need to order several thousand tons of cyanide gas?
27 Aug 2021,24 mins
Episode 7 - Naming the Names
Who will be indicted? Will they have lawyers? Will the courtroom ever be ready?
27 Aug 2021,18 mins
Episode 8 - Who is Truly Guilty?
Everything conspires to delay the trial – but the Judges refuse to allow it.
27 Aug 2021,20 mins
Episode 9 - To Stay the Hand of Vengeance
Without simultaneous translation the trial cannot happen. It’s never been done before.
27 Aug 2021,22 mins
Episode 10 - Too Much Paper
The Defendants seem untroubled until they’re shown footage from the camps.
27 Aug 2021,25 mins
Episode 11 - What Does Evil Look Like?
How do you commit crimes like these? The Prison Psych needs to find out.
27 Aug 2021,24 mins
Episode 12 - Glory or Disgrace
Goering enters the witness box. He has a whole new defence planned: martyrdom.
27 Aug 2021,22 mins
Episode 13 - Just Another Swindle
An ordinary man gives evidence. He killed 90,000 Jews. He wouldn’t disobey an order.
27 Aug 2021,24 mins
Episode 14 - Everyone Knew
What does it take to get ordinary German people to acknowledge their guilt?
27 Aug 2021,22 mins
Episode 15 - Guilty or Not?
The Judges debate their verdicts: surely they’ll all hang?
27 Aug 2021,22 mins
Episode 16 - No Trace Will Remain
11 will die, 7 imprisoned, 3 acquitted. And one more surprise on the night of the hangings
27 Aug 2021,23 mins
Introducing Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals
The story of the trial of Nazi war criminals following Germany's surrender in 1945.
10 Jan 2022,2 mins
Introducing Nazis: The Road to Power
The story of how Hitler led a fringe sect to be the dominant force in German politics.
24 Jan 2023,2 mins