In the Name of Security

Written by Peter Goodchild

Narrated by David Hyde Pierce and Full Cast

The Trial of Alger Hiss, The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer. At the height of the cold War, American democracy was challenged by the anti-Communist atmosphere of the McCarthy era. In the Name of Security re-opens three famous spy cases that rocked America between 1948 and 1954: Alger Hiss, Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Each hour-long program combines dramatic re-enactments based on original trial transcripts, archival material, new evidence, the latest assessments of American historians and scientists, and the commentaries of relatives and friends of the accused.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring John de Lancie, William Frankfather, Arthur Hanket, Ella Joyce, Richard Hoyt Miller, David Hyde Pierce, Amy Pietz, Tom Virtue and Alan Wilder,

• Language: English
• Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
• Release date: Nov 1, 1997
• ISBN: 9781580814638

Peter Goodchild

Peter Goodchild is a long-time English teacher. His career has led him to many parts of the world, including Japan and Oman, the last of which became the inspiration for this present book. He is also the author of Tumbling Tide: Population, Petroleum, and Systemic Collapse, as well as several books on the Native American traditions of North America and a resource book for English teaching as a second language.