Four famous libel cases which, in their different ways. made legal history and captured the imagination of the public.
2: Beer, the Bench and the Bar - Rex v Russell Written and compiled by CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM with Paul Chapman as Rufus Isaacs. KC and Julian Curry as William Taylor , KC
In 1905 the editor of a liberal newspaper was charged with criminal libel by eight conservative magistrates. The trial took on a highly political significance, with the liberty of the press at stake.
Narrator Lolly Cockerell Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS