Young Legal Eagles (2011)

With unprecedented access to in the inside of a courtroom at the Old Bailey, this groundbreaking documentary explores the British legal system. Young people from UK state schools and colleges take on the roles of barrister, defendant, witness, jury, court reporter, court artist, forensic scientist, and court usher. Presided over by Baroness Scotland QC, and using dramatic reconstruction to illustrate the crime, we watch the anatomy of a case unfold in the Old Bailey courtroom. Top-class barristers and other experts in the field mentor the young people in the run-up to the live trial, teaching them the skills of oration and debating, details about crime investigation, and what to expect in cross-examination, so that they are ready for their day in court.