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William Shawcross on the legacy of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal.

William Shawcross speaks to some of those whose parents were brought together by the Nuremberg Military Tribunal.

It's 75 years since judgement was passed at the Nuremberg Military Tribunal.

Begun just five months after the end of war in Europe, Nuremberg was a dramatic, ground-breaking trial. It aimed to bring evidence-based courtroom justice to some of the most high-ranking Nazi officials and in doing so 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.

Recording assistance from Sonia Paul and Sabine Schereck.


Producer: Martin Williams

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