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The Rat Lines

03/03/2019
59 min
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Speakers: Philippe Sands, Eli Rosenbaum, Hugh Levinson

International human rights lawyer Philippe Sands discusses his phenomenal BBC series, The Rat Lines, the story of the post-war Nazi escape route out of Europe. He focuses on the intriguing tale of Otto von Wächter, governor of Nazi occupied Krakow and Galicia, indicted for murder, but who escaped justice. Philippe is joined by Eli Rosenbaum, who leads the US government unit responsible for deporting Nazi war criminals, and Hugh Levinson, head of BBC Radio Current Affairs.

About the speakers

Hugh Levinson

Hugh Levinson is the award-winning head of Radio Current Affairs at the BBC, overseeing programmes which air on Radio 4, the World Service and other networks. He also edits The Reith Lectures and the Analysis strand on Radio 4.
Eli Rosenbaum

Eli Rosenbaum is the longest-serving prosecutor and investigator of Nazi criminals and other perpetrators of human rights violations in world history. He is the Director of Human Rights Enforcement Strategy and Policy at the United States Department of Justice.
Philippe Sands

Philippe Sands is Professor of Law at UCL and a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers. He has been involved in many of the most important international cases of recent years. He is President of English PEN and a member of the board of the Hay Festival. Image © Antonio Olmos

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The Rat Lines

03/03/2019
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59 min

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Hugh Levinson

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Hugh Levinson is the award-winning head of Radio Current Affairs at the BBC, overseeing programmes which air on Radio 4, the World Service and...

Eli Rosenbaum

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Eli Rosenbaum is the longest-serving prosecutor and investigator of Nazi criminals and other perpetrators of human rights violations in world history. He is the...

Philippe Sands

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Philippe Sands is Professor of Law at UCL and a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers. He has been involved in many of the most...