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You Do Not Have to Say Anything

Some questions, raised and answered, on the British Justice system. presented by criminal defence barrister Joanna Hardy Susskind.

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1: There's Been an Allegation
Arrest: the shift from person to suspect, from ordinary citizen to ‘the accused’.
17 Feb 2025,14 mins
Episode 2: Fingerprints
Some questions, raised and answered, on the British Justice system.
18 Feb 2025,14 mins
Episode 3: ‘Please can you tell my mum?’
Charging decisions and Turkey Bail Applications.
19 Feb 2025,14 mins
Episode 4: How do you wish to plead?
Some questions, raised and answered, on the British justice system.
20 Feb 2025,15 mins
Episode 5: My Learned Friends
Come inside the barristers’ robing room.
21 Feb 2025,14 mins
Episode 6: Telling Stories
With battle lines entrenched, the case enters the courtroom.
24 Feb 2025,15 mins
Episode 7: No Further Questions
Cross-examination: the hardest of questions to ask, and to answer.
25 Feb 2025,15 mins
Episode 8: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury
After the cacophony and the chaos of the trial, the jury retire, and the wait begins.
26 Feb 2025,15 mins
Episode 9: The Defendant can be taken down
Some questions, raised and answered, on the British justice system.
24 Feb 2025,15 mins
Episode 10: Righting Wrongs
The jury are sent home and the prison van drives off, but the case isn't necessarily over.
28 Feb 2025,15 mins
Omnibus (1)
Defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind lifts the curtain on the criminal justice system.
10 May 2025,57 mins
Omnibus (2)
Defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind lifts the curtain on the criminal justice system.
17 May 2025,57 mins