Garrow's Law - An Evening with Tony Marchant
Discover how the Old Bailey Online inspired the series "Garrow's Law".
The evening will consist of a showing of selected highlights from Garrow’s Law, followed by a discussion between Tony Marchant, the writer behind the series, and Tim Hitchcock of the University of Hertfordshire, the co-director of the website that inspired it.
The Old Bailey Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org) gives free public access to 197,000 accounts of trials held at the Old Bailey between 1674 and 1913 – William Garrow figured in thousands of these trials and the series is based on this evidence. The website is a product of a ten year collaboration between the Universities of Hertfordshire and Sheffield and the Open University.
The evening will commence with a viewing of two trials from an episode of Garrow's Law followed by a Q & A sessions with Tony Marchant and Tim Hitchcock.
A drinks reception will provided after the event.
All are welcome to attend this free event. Pre-registration is essential as space is limited.
For more information or to register your place contact Chris Dedden