Open Court with John Burgess

About Open Court with John Burgess

John Burgess, a retired Crown Court Judge and former Barrister has spent over 40 years working in the British Court system. In this series of podcasts, he has conversations with people who work in the Justice System: advocates, Court Staff, Probation Officers and Judges; anybody in fact whose work is involved in some way with the Courts. He hopes, that by listening to these conversations, you will have a better idea of what goes on in your Courts and why. Produced by the National Justice Museum, Nottingham.

Publisher

Open Court-National Justice Museum

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Feb 2022

Latest episode

31 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Jul 2025

   Open Court with John Burgess S3 Ep 6 - Stephen Dennis Part 2

   For the final episode of Season 3 of Open Court, John goes to experts in their field in the judicial system to answer the questions you've been asking about how justice and the law works. In this episode, John continues his Stephen Dennis, Head Interpreter at the National Justice Museum. Stephen talks about his role at the museum and answers some of the most frequent (and unusual) questions he is often asked by visitors.

2. 

   17 Jul 2025

   Open Court with John Burgess S3 Ep 5 – Stephen Dennis Part 1

   For Season 3 of Open Court, John goes to experts in their field in the judicial system to answer the questions you've been asking about how justice and the law works. In this episode, John joins Stephen Dennis, Head Interpreter at the National Justice Museum. Stephen talks about his role at the museum and answers some of the most frequent (and unusual) questions he is often asked by visitors.

3. 

   3 Jul 2025

   Open Court with John Burgess S3 Ep 4 - Chris Allan Part 2

   Retired Crown Court Judge John Burgess interviews Chris Allan of Ede & Ravenscroft about the specialist garments, like wigs and gowns, worn by judges and barristers.

Who has been a guest on Open Court with John Burgess

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Allan
• John Charles Tanner
• Steve Coupland
• Kate Thirlwall
• Lord Justice Holroyde

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

69,704

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

0

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