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In my Britain - Clive Stafford Smith in Dorset

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Channel: vpro world stories · 2017 · Travel & Events

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In the third episode of In my Britain we visit Southwest England, the home of human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith. There, he fights against the ruthless project developers, but also finds his peace.

This Human Rights Attorney, known for his fight against the death penalty in America, is back in his motherland. He lives in a small village in Dorset. With the same enthusiasm for freeing Guantánamo Bay prisoners, he fights for the defense of the lovely rural life in Dorset, threatened by project developers. In his village Symondsbury stands on the monument in honor of the fallen in WWI: 'that they will never be forgotten'. Meanwhile they have been forgotten for a long time. Stafford Smith wonders: who were they? And what does it really mean when Britain takes part in wars again?
Original title: Het Groot-Brittanië van Clive Stafford Smith.
In my Britain... we see the island through the eyes of five quirky British people in 5 different episodes, each from a different place in Britain. Britain, once a world power, is increasingly falling back on itself. A large part of the British do not see salvation in the European Union and want to get rid of Europe. In Scotland, a large proportion of the population want to separate themselves from the rest of Britain. Where is the island drifting to? Where does it belong? Who are the British? With these five extraordinary guides, we are looking for the answers.

Directed by: Marlou van den Berge, Djoeke Veeninga
Sound: Mike van der Sluijs 
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