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b"Publishing House Penguin Books was found unanimously not guilty of obscenity for printing an unexpurgated Lady Chatterley's Lover on November 2nd, 1960.\\nThe novel\\u2019s author, D.H. Lawrence, had died 30 years earlier, but the court\\u2019s landmark ruling had a significant impact on the publishing world, paving the way for greater freedom of the written word.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explore how the chief prosector Mervyn Griffith-Jones massively misread the social moment; look into how the case inadvertently helped usher in the coming era of sexual liberation; and discuss why the establishment would have been ok with the book if only the gamekeeper had died\\u2026\\xa0\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The trial of Lady Chatterley\\u2019s Lover: how the 'obscene' book caused a moral storm\\u2019 (History Extra, 2020): https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/the-trial-of-lady-chatterleys-lover-obscenity-trial/\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Lady Chatterley's legal case: how the book changed the meaning of obscene\\u2019 (The Guardian, 2019): https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/aug/01/lady-chatterleys-legal-case-how-the-book-changed-the-meaning-of-obscene\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018From the archives: The Chatterley trial\\u2019 (Spectator, 2010): https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/from-the-archives-the-chatterley-trial\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Forbidden Love - Lady Chatterley's Lover\\u2019 (BBC, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjGOKzpvMz4\\xa0\\n#60s #Books #Arts #Strange #UK\\nLove the show? Join\\xa0\\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\\xa0\\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0or\\xa0Patreon.\\xa0Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"