Episodes

  • The Trial of Social Media
    Feb 20 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Liz get an insight from a lawyer with a ringside seat of the moment this week when Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg walked into a US courtroom to face the users of his platform who say using social media ruined their lives. They claim he knew the technology was addictive and it was part of his business model to make money at the expense of the mental health of a generation of young people. The case is likely to have huge implications in the UK so we also get the thoughts of Esther Ghey, who has campaigned tirelessly to better protect young people online, since the death of her daughter Brianna three years ago.


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    Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

    Producer: Chelsey Ranore

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

    Guests: Matthew Bergman and Esther Ghey

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    The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.


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    55 mins
  • The Nursery Paedophile
    Feb 13 2026

    Depraved, perverted and wicked - the words used to describe Vincent Chan as he was sentenced to 18 years in prison for abusing the children he was caring for. In this episode Caroline and Ryan have the details of how he used his job working in a nursery and in a school in London to prey on defenceless toddlers and children. He sexually assaulted them and he filmed it - storing the videos and images in files at his home. He also targeted other children and adults too - using a secret camera to record his female friends when they used the bathroom in his home, and he filmed complete strangers through their windows as they undressed. His crimes have devastated hundreds of people who are asking if he could have been stopped earlier.


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    Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Ryan Hooper

    Producer: Chelsey Ranore

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.


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    38 mins
  • Cold Case Killer - A Police Blunder To Beggar Belief
    Feb 6 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Jack reveal the catalogue of police blunders which may have left the serial killer Steve Wright free to murder five women in Ipswich and raises questions about whether his latest victim, Vicky Hall, could have been saved too. A judge demanded today that Suffolk Police investigate what went wrong, after it emerged police ignored key evidence from another woman who reported Steve Wright tried to kidnap her the night before he succeeded in abducting and murdering 17-year-old Vicky in 1999. Steve Wright, who is known as The Suffolk Strangler, was then handed a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years for the cold case killing.

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    49 mins
  • Cold Case Killer - How Many More?
    Feb 3 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Jack have an exclusive interview with Criminologist Professor David Wilson. In 2008 he predicted that serial killer Steve Wright had murdered Vicky Hall years before. She was aged just 17 when she was kidnapped and murdered in 1999. It took Wright 18 years but yesterday at the Old Bailey he finally admitted it.

    Today we chat to David about why he was so sure Steve Wright had killed before and if there might be more victims.

    The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.


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    37 mins
  • Cold Case Killer - 20 Years On, A Sixth Victim Confirmed
    Feb 2 2026

    In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the dramatic first day of the trial of serial killer Steve Wright, also known as the Suffolk Strangler, for a cold case murder in 1999. Wright was convicted of murdering five women in Ipswich in 2006 and today he pleaded guilty to the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Wood and the attempted kidnap of another woman seven years earlier. It is the first time he has ever admitted to any of his killings. The episode features all the latest from court as well as the questions the case raises about how many other victims Wright may have killed.

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    34 mins
  • Lucy Letby - More Legal Questions
    Jan 22 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Liz interview senior barrister Tim Owen KC about the news that Lucy Letby will not be facing more charges. We also have an insight into the latest documentary on her case which will be on Netflix on Feb 4.


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    Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

    Editor: John Rogers

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    22 mins
  • Lucy Letby - Project Countess
    Jan 21 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Liz sit down with Dr Susan Gilby in her first interview since she was awarded £1.4 million from the NHS. Dr Gilby was appointed CEO of the Countess of Chester Hospital just after Lucy Letby was arrested, but she was then forced to resign. And then she discovered a secret plot named Project Countess had been set up to get rid of her. It's an extraordinary interview about whistleblowing, conspiracy and the shocking waste of tax payers money.


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    Producer: Sam Morris


    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham


    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini


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    45 mins
  • Lucy Letby - No More Charges
    Jan 20 2026

    In this emergency episode Caroline and Liz have the news that Lucy Letby will not be charged with more offences. While detectives felt there was enough evidence to charge her with 11 offences - two of murder and nine of attempted murder, the CPS disagreed. So what does it mean?


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    Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

    Producer: Sam Morris

    Editor: Alex Graham

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    26 mins