Showing posts with label Law and television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Law and television. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Judge Rinder - guilty pleasure?

Billed as the UK's answer to Judge Judy is Judge Rinder.  
Judge Rinder arbitrates on disputes of the type which would typically be seen in a small claims court. The first series was broadcast in August & September, and a second series has been commissioned.

I didn't catch any of the episodes, but Robert Rinder (a barrister at 2 Hare Court) was interviewed on the most recent episode of Law in Action, where he suggested that the programme has become the guilty pleasure for a number of those in the legal profession.

A useful insight into the workings of the law, or daytime TV fodder? 
If you're a member of Birkbeck, you can decide for yourself by watching past episodes online via Box of Broadcasts National (BoB National), a resource to which the library has recently subscribed. 

Friday, 28 January 2011

BBC Four Justice Season

Over the past week, BBC 4 has screened four programmes on the subject of Justice.
These are currently available to view via the BBC iPlayer, but won't remain on there for long, so if you want to view / download them you need to do so fairly quickly.

Please select the relevant programme title to link through to it on iPlayer.
Justice: The Moral Side of Murder (30 minutes)
Justice: Fairness and the Big Society (1 hour)
Justice: A Citizen's Guide to the 21st Century (1 hour)
The Highest Court in the Land: Justice Makers (1 hour)