THE BRITISH HOME FRONT 6 | Defence of the Realm Act & Emergency Legislation - Gerry Rubin

Welcome to the BRITISH HOME FRONT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. This series was recorded at the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS in June 2018 to accompany a conference marking the contribution by the peoples of the British Isles to the national war effort. In this podcast, GERRY RUBIN, Emeritus Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF KENT, considers the Defence of the Realm regulations, and other emergency legislation enacted during the First World War. IMAGE | British First World War poster regarding the killing of war pigeons being an offence under Regulation 21A of the Defence of the Realm Act - Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shooting_Homing_Pigeons.png ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With thanks to JOHN CAWTHORN and the 1926 FOUNDATION for making this podcast series possible, and to the DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT and the SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT for supporting the Conference. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS | Music performed by the PIPES AND DRUMS of the ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS | Series Editor - Professor Sir Hew Strachan | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.