Ladies in Court

Lucy Worsley presents – Lady on Trial, a series in which courtroom drama meets history with a twist.Lucy and her all-female team of detectives are re-opening court cases from the past - sensational trials dating from 1776 to 1944 - to see what justice looked like for women. We’ve met female defendants who have been judged, scrutinised, and silenced.Lucy is joined by historian Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC, who will discuss the cases of Christabel Russell, Connie Bolam, Georgina Weldon and sisters Lucy Meares and Sophia Richards.Together, they’ll be asking if anything has truly changed in our modern courtrooms. What about our legal workforce: more women are entering the legal profession, but are they reaching the top as judges? And what are the ways in which the justice system could work better for women today?Producer: Julia Hayball Readers: Clare Corbett, William Hope, Jonathan Keeble and Dave Mason Head of Production: Claire Myers Sound design: Chris Maclean Assistant Producer: Alice Homewood Executive Producer: Kirsty Hunter A StoryHunter production for BBC Radio 4