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Ludo and the power of the book : Ludovic Kennedy's campaigns for justice
- Title
- Ludo and the power of the book : Ludovic Kennedy's campaigns for justice / Richard Ingrams.
- Author
- Ingrams, Richard.
- Publication
- London : Constable, 2017.
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- Description
- 216 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Sir Ludovic Kennedy was a British journalist, television personality, humanist and author. Following a brief naval career, Ludo devoted his life to what he referred to as his 'lifelong obsession with miscarriages of justice' and he fought this cause tirelessly, until he died in 2009. He is best known for re-examining cases such as the kidnapping of American toddler Charles Lindbergh, about which he wrote his most ambitious book on injustice, The Airman and the Carpenter. Ludo's writings and work on other cases such as the murder convictions of Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley were unique in that they often dispelled the breeding ground for conspiracy theories and regularly heralded dramatic changes of public opinion. Ludo is considered to be hugely influential in the abolition of the death penalty in the UK as well as other legal reforms, most notably the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (1984) which obligated police to tape-record the questioning of suspects. His life story is one that deserves to be remembered and celebrated. Richard Ingrams first met Ludovic Kennedy in 1963 and the pair quickly bonded over their shared goal of exposing the fallible nature of the British justice system. Ingrams interweaves this biography with detailed analysis of the cases to which Ludo dedicated his life, vividly recapturing the spirit of his friend and colleague.
- Subject
- Kennedy, Ludovic, 1919-2009
- Journalists > Great Britain > Biography
- Television personalities > Great Britain > Biography
- Journalism > Great Britain
- Police corruption > Great Britain > Case studies
- Judicial error > Great Britain > Case studies
- Murder > Great Britain > Case studies
- Journalism
- Journalists
- Judicial error
- Murder
- Police corruption
- Television personalities
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Case studies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-6582
- ISBN
- 9781472109071
- 1472109074
- LCCN
- 2017380171
- OCLC
- 987493981
- Author
- Ingrams, Richard.
- Title
- Ludo and the power of the book : Ludovic Kennedy's campaigns for justice / Richard Ingrams.
- Publisher
- London : Constable, 2017.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-6582