105. Dark Arts 2: Can we prevent campaigns of vilification?
105. Dark Arts 2: Can we prevent campaigns of vilification?
It’s the Bad People finale. In this last ever episode, Julia and Sofie dig into the ethics of the media covering crimina... Read more
29 Jun 2023
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42mins
104. Dark Arts 1: How biasing is pre-trial publicity?
104. Dark Arts 1: How biasing is pre-trial publicity?
In December 2010, the UK media became fixated with the disappearance of 25 year-old Joanna Yeates. When her body was dis... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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37mins
103. Bad People x People Who Knew Me
103. Bad People x People Who Knew Me
Daniella Isaacs, the creator of the new BBC Sounds audio drama, People Who Knew Me, joins Dr Julia Shaw in a conversatio... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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33mins
102. Paedophile Hunters: Do vigilantes help or harm justice?
102. Paedophile Hunters: Do vigilantes help or harm justice?
Convicted child sex offender Mark Sutherland has arranged to meet a 13 year-old boy at a bus station, but when he arrive... Read more
25 May 2023
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39mins
101. Thalaikoothal: What is extreme elder abuse?
101. Thalaikoothal: What is extreme elder abuse?
In 2010 Pramila Krishnan, a journalist for the Deccan Chronicle, filed a story about a little-known practice called Thal... Read more
18 May 2023
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44mins
100. Tough Love: How should we help troubled teens?
100. Tough Love: How should we help troubled teens?
It’s 2001 and 14-year-old Anthony Haynes has died. He was one of some 50 kids who participated in a military-style, wild... Read more
11 May 2023
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37mins
99. Central Park Jogger 2: How should we interview children?
99. Central Park Jogger 2: How should we interview children?
The Central Park Five confess on video to police and appear on every front page in America. But why did they confess if ... Read more
4 May 2023
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44mins
98. Central Park Jogger 1: Do you know your right to silence?
98. Central Park Jogger 1: Do you know your right to silence?
It’s 9pm in New York City. More than thirty young men have gathered on the corner of 110th Street and 5th Avenue. They a... Read more
27 Apr 2023
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37mins
97. Belt Selfie: Why don’t people kill their friends?
97. Belt Selfie: Why don’t people kill their friends?
In 2015 a woman in Saskatoon was strangled by a belt. Did her friend do it? She has been strangled by a belt that lies n... Read more
20 Apr 2023
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39mins
96. Personification of Evil: Who becomes a prison pen pal?
96. Personification of Evil: Who becomes a prison pen pal?
For her role in the Moors Murders, Myra Hindley was for many years described as ‘‘the most hated woman in Britain’’. So ... Read more
6 Apr 2023
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42mins