Garrow's Law - An Evening with Tony Marchant

Host: University of Hertfordshire School of Humanities
Date: Monday, February 15, 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: de Havilland N001 (TBC)

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 screening of an episode from 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.