The fourth of six programmes.
"The jury may listen outwardly respectfully to the old buffer, but in the jury room they are going to follow their own inclinations." (Lord Devlin)
Are judges old buffers out of touch or sympathy with society and if so, how far should they allow their own attitudes to influence the jury?
Tonight Ludovic Kennedy talks to a man who has spent over half a century concerned with the law-he is one of the most distinguished judges of our time - Lord Devlin.
He talks about miscarriage of justice and the rights and wrongs of our accusatorial system.