Showing results by author "Thomas Grant" in Politics & Social Sciences

A compelling portrait of the time when freedom of speech and the need to throw off censorship came to the fore, told through its great trials, from Lady Chatterley's Lover to Howard Marks. Born in 1915 into the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group, Jeremy Hutchinson went on to become the greatest criminal barrister of the 1960s, '70s and '80s. The cases of that period changed society forever, and Hutchinson's role in them was second to none.

Sydney Kentridge carved out a reputation as South Africa's most prominent anti-apartheid advocate—his story is entwined with the country's emergence from racial injustice and oppression. He is the only lawyer to have acted for three winners of the Nobel Peace Prize—Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Chief Albert Lutuli. Already world-famous for his landmark cases, he then became England's premier advocate.

Exploring the relationship of people to the land they live on, students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College talk with residents of small towns, farms and forests in the rural Southeast. The discussions center on issues of agriculture, conservation, and the economy as seen by those who have chosen to make their homes in non-urban areas of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina. Reported in the style of "This American Life," the students take you to into the field to find their stories.

Looking at unsolved criminal cases… trying to figure out if or when Justice will be served,