Face to Face; 3; Norman Birkett, Baron Birkett of Ulverston
- Series
- Face to Face
- Episode Number
- 3
- Producing Organization
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-cc0tq5s665
- NOLA Code
- FACE
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Lord Birkett -- who died on February 10, 1962 -- was a great British trial advocate, a former Lord Justice of Appeal, and a judge at the Nuremburg Trials. He was known also as one of Britains wittiest speakers, and as a negotiator who once resolved a printing strike to the cheers of both sides. In this interview he describes first his youth and education, his feelings about the religious beliefs in which he was instructed as a boy, and his unfulfilled ambitions. Then he turns to his career in law. He discusses frankly his reactions to some of the German war criminals and to the men and women whom he has had to defend. He talks of his experiences as an advocate and a judge and expresses his feelings about the death penalty. Throughout he is calm, witty, firm, and articulate. One reviewer said of this program: Not only was the whole interview of a high order, but the character of Lord Birkett ... was etched as no artist could achieve. (Richard Sear, London Daily Mirror) (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This series, produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, consists of interviews with great men and women of our time. Each of the 6 half-hour episodes is devoted to one guest, whose comments, elicited by the skillful interviewing of John Freeman, do much to illumine the scope of his or her achievements. The episodes have an uncommon spontaneity and intimacy. Three of the guests are interviewed in places that have special meaning for them -- Dr. Carl Jung in his home, and sculptor Henry Moore and portrait painter Augustus John in their studios. John Freeman has had considerable experience as an interviewer for the BBC. One reviewer has described him as courteous, firm, and forearmed. Another has called him an exceptionally civilized interviewer. In Face to Face he and producer Hugh Burnett adopt a new interviewing technique. The aim, says Mr. Burnett, is to break through to the face behind the public face. He continues: The problem of the relationship between interviewer and interviewee was finally resolved by concealing the interviewer from the audience and concentrating the cameras exclusively on the subject. The viewer at home can ... indulge his curiosity in an uninterrupted scrutiny of the face of the public figure under pressure. Mr. Burnett has worked in radio and television since the days of World War II. The 6 episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on film. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1962-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Guest: Birkett, Norman
Host: Freeman, John
Producer: Burnett, Hugh
Producing Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2330579-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Face to Face; 3; Norman Birkett, Baron Birkett of Ulverston,” 1962-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 6, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-cc0tq5s665.
- MLA: “Face to Face; 3; Norman Birkett, Baron Birkett of Ulverston.” 1962-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 6, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-cc0tq5s665>.
- APA: Face to Face; 3; Norman Birkett, Baron Birkett of Ulverston. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-cc0tq5s665