Nuremberg Remembered

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The Nuremberg Military Tribunal began on 20th November 1945 and ran until 1st October 1946. It was a dramatic, ground-breaking trial which aimed to bring evidence-based courtroom justice to some of the most high-ranking Nazi officials. In doing so it began the evolution of international criminal law. The lead British prosecutor at Nuremberg was Sir Hartley Shawcross. As a boy his son William listened to 78rpm recordings of his father's potent and poignant closing speech at the trial. These recordings had a powerful effect on him. In this programme William Shawcross revisits those recordings and explores the ways those brought together by the trial spoke about it to their children -- or in some cases never spoke about it at all. Featuring Niklas Frank, Ellen Graebe, Hadas Kalderon and Thomas Wartenberg. With grateful thanks to Katharine Campbell, Charles Gilbert, Dan Jones and Ali Paczensky. Thanks to Sonia Paul and Sabine Schereck for recording assistance.